An Interpretive Comparison of Elements of the Pentecostal and Underground Church Movements in American Catholicism
The underground church and the Catholic pentecostal movement are very different from each other in the substance of their dissent from the rest of the church and society, yet both group-movements are both middle-class in their appeal—thus defying standard sociological explanations based on social an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1974
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1974, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-65 |
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| Summary: | The underground church and the Catholic pentecostal movement are very different from each other in the substance of their dissent from the rest of the church and society, yet both group-movements are both middle-class in their appeal—thus defying standard sociological explanations based on social and economic deprivation. This comparative study attempts to find and interpret the differences between the underground church movement and the pentecostal movement in American Catholicism. A longitudinal research of sixteen underground groups in Northern New Jersey was conducted from 1969 to 1973, and five pentecostal groups in the same area were studied from 1971 to 1973. The focus of the comparison was upon economic factors, social status factors, and attitudinal and social-psychological factors. There were few—if any—economic or social status factors found to differentiate the two movements. Social-psychological aspects (especially differential responses to ambiguity and change) appeared to be far more important explanations for the dissimilarity between the two types of groups. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710343 |