Polarization?: Identifying what Divides and Unites American Catholics
Polarization among American Catholics has been a subject of both scholarly and media attention. Using a nationally representative survey of over 1500 Catholics, the first part of this article explores the extent to which race, gender, generation, and commitment to Catholicism shape polarization amon...
| Subtitles: | " Catholics and Contemporary American Politics" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2023
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| In: |
Politikologija religije
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-275 |
| Further subjects: | B
Polarization
B Catholic civic engagement B American Catholicism B Catholic polarization B Religion And Politics B Catholic voting |
| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | Polarization among American Catholics has been a subject of both scholarly and media attention. Using a nationally representative survey of over 1500 Catholics, the first part of this article explores the extent to which race, gender, generation, and commitment to Catholicism shape polarization among Catholics; these different characteristics affect Catholics' political and civic beliefs and practices to varying degrees. The second part of the article parses Catholics into their political party groupings - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - to determine the ways party affiliation affects Catholics' understanding of non-political religious beliefs and practices. The analysis reveals that political divisions are evident among some of the Catholic subgroupings, but that theological unity nevertheless prevails across party lines. |
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| ISSN: | 1820-659X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.54561/prj1702251d |
