The Influence of Institutional Salience on Political Attitudes and Activism among Catholic Priests in the United States
What motivates clergy political attitudes and behavior? We investigate this using a questions-as-treatment randomized experiment focusing on Roman Catholic priests in the United States. Our results suggest substantial utility in using a question frame referencing the distinct institutional expectati...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Année: 2018, Volume: 57, Numéro: 3, Pages: 634-643 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Église catholique
/ Prêtre
/ Position politique
/ Activité politique
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AD Sociologie des religions CG Christianisme et politique KBQ Amérique du Nord KDB Église catholique romaine RB Ministère ecclésiastique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
survey experiment
B reference groups B Clergy B Catholic priests |
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| Résumé: | What motivates clergy political attitudes and behavior? We investigate this using a questions-as-treatment randomized experiment focusing on Roman Catholic priests in the United States. Our results suggest substantial utility in using a question frame referencing the distinct institutional expectations that clergy regularly confront. Specifically, when randomly primed to consider the expectations of institutional reference groups, clergy exhibit significantly higher levels of conservatism and report higher levels of political engagement, which is in line with their church's institutional preferences more generally. Our findings underscore the need for experimental methodology to make increased inroads into understanding political outcomes in religious contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12540 |