Religiosity and Black Militancy: A Reappraisal
Data from a 1969 nationwide sample of black adults revealed a weaker association between religiosity and militant attitudes than Marx found in a 1964 sample. Further exploration uncovered an interesting reason for this finding. In 1964 blacks who were more religious were less militant within each of...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1972]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Baptists
B Black militancy B Black Power B African American culture B Psychological attitudes B African Americans B Church Attendance B gender discrimination B Religiosity B Animal age determination |
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| Summary: | Data from a 1969 nationwide sample of black adults revealed a weaker association between religiosity and militant attitudes than Marx found in a 1964 sample. Further exploration uncovered an interesting reason for this finding. In 1964 blacks who were more religious were less militant within each of several age, sex, and denominational categories Marx examined, whereas in 1969 this was not the case. Among older black adults, males and Baptists, the more religious were decidedly less militant, perhaps even more so than in 1964. However, among younger black adults, females and members of denominations other than Baptists, the relationship was reversed: the more religious were slightly more militant. Since additional investigation disclosed no compelling methodological reason for this finding, we suggest that it might be interpreted in terms of changes between 1964 and 1969 in the meaning of militancy to particular segments of the black population and/or in the cultural systems of predominantly black churches. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384549 |