Religious Basis of Party Identification in Latin America: Denominations and Dimensions

Religious denominations, such as Catholics, Mainline Protestants, and Evangelicals, and religious dimensions, such as religiosity and moral traditionalism, emerge as predictors of identification with any political party in Latin America. Religious denominations are positively associated to partisans...

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Published in:International journal of Latin American religions
Main Author: Díaz Domínguez, Alejandro (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing [2020]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Latin America / Denomination (Religion) / Party (law) / Political identity
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBR Latin America
KDA Church denominations
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Catholic
B Moral traditionalism
B Party identification
B Religion
B Religiosity
B Latin America
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Religious denominations, such as Catholics, Mainline Protestants, and Evangelicals, and religious dimensions, such as religiosity and moral traditionalism, emerge as predictors of identification with any political party in Latin America. Religious denominations are positively associated to partisanship when compared to those who do not belong to any church, arguably due to their role as social anchors. Religiosity increases party identification, whereas moral values diminishes it. The former arguably entails socialization and deliberation, enhancing identification with any political party, whereas the latter is associated to citizens who arguably see moral traditionalism as a nonpolitical issue. Data come from 18 countries of the 2016 round of the Americas Barometer surveys.
ISSN:2509-9965
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s41603-020-00096-1