Religious Belief as a Dependent Variable
This paper examines the relative importance of denominational affiliation, congregational affiliation, and socio-economic status as determinants of religious belief. A distinction is made between other-worldly oriented (vertical) beliefs and this-worldly oriented (horizontal) beliefs. Data gathered...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1972
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1972, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-94 |
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| Summary: | This paper examines the relative importance of denominational affiliation, congregational affiliation, and socio-economic status as determinants of religious belief. A distinction is made between other-worldly oriented (vertical) beliefs and this-worldly oriented (horizontal) beliefs. Data gathered from Baptist and Methodist church members suggest the following conclusions. First, on the vertical belief dimension, congregational affiliation was the most influential variable; denominational affiliation ranked second; and socio-economic status ranked third. Second, on the horizontal belief dimension, denominational affiliation ranked as the most influential variable; congregational affiliation ranked second; and socio-economic status ranked third. Third, in terms of overall influence, congregational affiliation and denominational affiliation, respectively, ranked a close first and second; socio-economic status ranked third. Finally, the effects of each variable differed according to circumstances related to the other two variables. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710666 |