Finding a Seat at the Table: How Race Shapes Access to Social Capital
Leaders of multiracial churches serve an important role between religious institutions and their members. As a bridge between social networks, they develop connections that ease the flow of resources across a diverse array of groups. Therefore, it is imperative to understand if racial differences ex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
[2019]
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 435-455 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
/ Multi-cultural society
/ Religious leader
/ Mediation
/ Social capital
/ Racism
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZB Sociology |
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| Summary: | Leaders of multiracial churches serve an important role between religious institutions and their members. As a bridge between social networks, they develop connections that ease the flow of resources across a diverse array of groups. Therefore, it is imperative to understand if racial differences exist in how leaders access the social and material resources embedded in racially homogenous organizations, peer networks, and institutions. An in-depth analysis of 121 head clergy interviews from the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP) reveals that access to social capital is constrained when white leaders hoard resources and assign symbolic value to positions held by leaders of color. Findings of this study suggest the need for further investigation of racial inequality reproduction via the mechanism of differences in social capital. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/socrel/sry042 |