Enforcing Christian Nationalism: Examining the Link Between Group Identity and Punitive Attitudes in the United States

This article examines whether the convergence of an individual's religious and national identities promotes authoritarian attitudes towards crime and deviance. Drawing on theories of social control and group conformity, as well as Christian nationalism's influence on intolerance toward out...

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Main Author: Davis, Joshua B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2018]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 300-317
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Nationalism / Christian-Identity-Bewegung / Group identity / Dissenter
RelBib Classification:CA Christianity
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Capital Punishment
B Punishment
B Christian Nationalism
B Religion
B Social Control
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