Local Religious Subcultures and Generalized Social Trust in the United States

Using multilevel analyses of 21,193 General Social Survey respondents nested within 256 metropolitan areas and counties, we find that individuals' willingness to trust others is strongly related to the denominational make-up of geographic areas. The percent of evangelical Protestants in the pop...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Authors: Marshall, Joey (Author) ; Olson, Daniel V. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Subculture / Religious minority / Interpersonal relationship / Trust
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
KBQ North America
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B religious ecology
B Religious Context
B Trust
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