THE EFFECTS OF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND PARTICIPATION ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

This study examines the relationship between religious affiliation and racially discriminatory attitudes. Several investigations have been conducted on the topic, yet they did not choose national representative samples. My research examines four decades of NORC General Social Surveys to analyze how...

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Main Author: LeVine, Jason
Other Authors: Gay, David
Format: Dissertation
Published: University of Central Florida 2009
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Online Access:http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3719
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Summary:This study examines the relationship between religious affiliation and racially discriminatory attitudes. Several investigations have been conducted on the topic, yet they did not choose national representative samples. My research examines four decades of NORC General Social Surveys to analyze how religious affiliation and attendance affect the outcome of a survey question which tests the level of discriminatory attitudes among respondents. === M.A. === Department of Sociology === Sciences === Applied Sociology MA