Religious Orientation, Racial Prejudice, and Dogmatism: A Study of Baptists and Unitarians

A group of Unitarians and a matched group of Southern Baptists were assessed as to Religious Orientation, Dogmatism and prejudice toward Negroes. Generally, Unitarians were more Extrinsic in their Religious Orientation, less dogmatic and less prejudiced than the Baptists. Although scores within the...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Authors: Strickland, Bonnie R. 1936- (Author) ; Weddell, Sallie Cone (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1972]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Further subjects:B Baptists
B Dogmatism
B Religious prejudice
B DOCTRINAL theology
B Church Attendance
B Church groups
B Social Psychology
B Age groups
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Summary:A group of Unitarians and a matched group of Southern Baptists were assessed as to Religious Orientation, Dogmatism and prejudice toward Negroes. Generally, Unitarians were more Extrinsic in their Religious Orientation, less dogmatic and less prejudiced than the Baptists. Although scores within the Baptist sample were similar to past reported research with Intrinsic subjects less prejudiced toward Negroes, caution was raised as to the usefulness of the Religious Orientation measures among members of nontraditional religious groups.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384680