Religiocentrism and Ethnocentrism: Catholic and Protestant in Australian Schools

The assumption that Roman Catholics are more religiocentric is challenged. New attitude scales to measure religiocentrism and ethnocentrism were constructed. In a study of Australian fifth form students in two Catholic and two public schools, religiocentrism and ethnocentrism were shown to be uncorr...

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Published in:Sociological analysis
Authors: Ray, John J. (Author) ; Doratis, Dianne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1971
In: Sociological analysis
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Summary:The assumption that Roman Catholics are more religiocentric is challenged. New attitude scales to measure religiocentrism and ethnocentrism were constructed. In a study of Australian fifth form students in two Catholic and two public schools, religiocentrism and ethnocentrism were shown to be uncorrected with religious background. The implications of this for teachers and for social science are briefly explored.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contains:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3710000