Religious Affiliation, Social Mobility, and the Problem of Causality: A Methodological Critique of Catholic-Protestant Socioeconomic Achievement Studies
Although studies addressed to the effects of Catholic and Protestant affiliation upon socioeconomic achievement have been proliferous, there is great disparity in their theoretical conclusions. In this paper we argue that this disparity is in great measure due both to the heterogeneous methodologies...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1977
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Review of religious research
Year: 1977, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-62 |
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| Summary: | Although studies addressed to the effects of Catholic and Protestant affiliation upon socioeconomic achievement have been proliferous, there is great disparity in their theoretical conclusions. In this paper we argue that this disparity is in great measure due both to the heterogeneous methodologies employed, and a general lack of clarity concerning assumed causal models. Statistical support for this assertion is supplied by a demonstration of the strong relationship that exists between the type of methodology used and the eventual conclusions drawn. It is proposed that an adequate study of the problem requires a clear conception of the causal processes involved. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3509580 |