The Applicability of Social Distance for Religious Research: An Exploration
Adapted from Bogardus, a religious distance scale to measure acceptability of 19 "target" denominations was administered to 938 university students from the western United States and Canada. Four broad, interrelated hypotheses guided the study. New religions, followed by proselytizing and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1986
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Review of religious research
Year: 1986, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-167 |
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| Summary: | Adapted from Bogardus, a religious distance scale to measure acceptability of 19 "target" denominations was administered to 938 university students from the western United States and Canada. Four broad, interrelated hypotheses guided the study. New religions, followed by proselytizing and conservative Christian groups were reported least tolerable while Mainline Protestants and Catholics were best received. Religious factors, especially denomination and informal religious activity of rater, were found to be stronger correlates of religious distance than were standard background variables, e.g., SES. Two target groups, the Mormons and Unificationists, were emphasized in a multivariate exploration. Methodological considerations are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511469 |