Political Tolerance and Religion: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis, 1984-2014

Using data from the 1984-2014 General Social Survey, we employ cross classified random effects models to examine age-period-cohort changes in political tolerance by religion, incorporating religious belief, belonging, and behavior into the analyses. The results show large cohort and period based cha...

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Published in:Review of religious research
Authors: Eisenstein, Marie A. (Author) ; Jelen, Ted G. 1952-2017 (Author)
Contributors: Clark, April K. (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer [2017]
In: Review of religious research
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Christianity / Politics / Tolerance / History 1984-2014
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Age-period-cohort
B Religion
B political tolerance
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Summary:Using data from the 1984-2014 General Social Survey, we employ cross classified random effects models to examine age-period-cohort changes in political tolerance by religion, incorporating religious belief, belonging, and behavior into the analyses. The results show large cohort and period based changes in political tolerance of the various religious traditions. The results also suggest that the primary driver of changes over time in political tolerance is best attributed to period effects, not cohort replacement, although there is some evidence of a cohort effect among Roman Catholics. Finally, our results demonstrate that aggregate data analyses can lead to noticeably different results and thus can mask substantial differences between groups.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s13644-017-0295-4