Polarization?: Identifying what Divides and Unites American Catholics

Polarization among American Catholics has been a subject of both scholarly and media attention. Using a nationally representative survey of over 1500 Catholics, the first part of this article explores the extent to which race, gender, generation, and commitment to Catholicism shape polarization amon...

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Published in:Politikologija religije
Subtitles:" Catholics and Contemporary American Politics"
Main Author: Day, Maureen K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: CEEOL 2023
In: Politikologija religije
Further subjects:B Polarization
B Catholic civic engagement
B American Catholicism
B Catholic polarization
B Religion And Politics
B Catholic voting
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Summary:Polarization among American Catholics has been a subject of both scholarly and media attention. Using a nationally representative survey of over 1500 Catholics, the first part of this article explores the extent to which race, gender, generation, and commitment to Catholicism shape polarization among Catholics; these different characteristics affect Catholics' political and civic beliefs and practices to varying degrees. The second part of the article parses Catholics into their political party groupings - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - to determine the ways party affiliation affects Catholics' understanding of non-political religious beliefs and practices. The analysis reveals that political divisions are evident among some of the Catholic subgroupings, but that theological unity nevertheless prevails across party lines.
ISSN:1820-659X
Contains:Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.54561/prj1702251d