For Better or for Worse? Gender Ideology, Religious Commitment, and Relationship Quality

Perry, Samuel L.; Whitehead, Andrew L.

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“…The alpha reliability coefficient for this index is .77. These four items are quite similar to those consistently utilized in gender ideology indexes (Davis and Greenstein ; Perry and Whitehead ; Whitehead ). This particular scale ranges from 0 to 12 with a mean of 3.44 (see Table ).…”

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Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

Whitehead

Perry

2019

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Recent research shows that Americans who adhere to Christian nationalism—an ideology that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity and American civic life—tend to hold authoritarian and exclusionary attitudes, particularly regarding ethno‐racial minorities and nontraditional family forms. Such findings suggest a fundamental connection between Christian nationalism and rigid symbolic boundaries, which would likely extend to Americans’ understanding of gender roles. Drawing on notions connecting religious nationalism with defenses of patriarchal norms and utilizing a recent national, random sample of American adults, the current study examines the link between contemporary Christian nationalism and traditionalist gender ideologies. Our analyses reveal that Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics. Moreover, the relationship between Christian nationalism and gender traditionalism holds across religious traditions, including more gender‐egalitarian groups like Mainline Protestants and even the unaffiliated. We conclude by highlighting the implications of these findings for understanding contemporary populist support for Donald Trump, which previous studies have shown is undergirded by both Christian nationalism and sexism.

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Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

Whitehead

Perry

2019

Canadian Review of Sociology

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“…Of course, this may not be the case for all couples. For instance, individuals who hold traditional ideological views of gender or who hold conservative religious convictions are more likely to interpret traditionally gendered arrangements as fair and may therefore be happier in such marriages (Kalmijn, De Graaf, & Poortman, 2004;Perry & Whitehead, 2016). Another example is that of LGBT couples.…”

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One step forward? Advances and setbacks on the path toward gender equality in families and work

Thébaud

Halcomb

2019

Sociology Compass

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Men and women increasingly express egalitarian preferences for organizing family life, but workplace norms and practices are still based on relatively traditional assumptions about the gender division of labor in families. In this article, we unpack this discordant feature of the cultural landscape with recent sociological research on gender, work, and family. We begin by discussing the growing body of evidence on preferences for gender–egalitarian relationships and specify how these egalitarian desires are incongruous with workplace norms and practices. Such a mismatch between desires and reality tends to produce negative personal and career outcomes, including work–family conflict, stress, and job and marital dissatisfaction. Then, we offer a critical review of the recent actions taken by some employers and policymakers to address this issue. We observe some progressive changes in both the public and private sector in regard to family leave policies, flexible work arrangements, childcare support, and fertility benefits, but these policy initiatives still fall short of supporting gender–egalitarian arrangements for working families. We conclude with a discussion of how researchers could better evaluate and increase the effectiveness of workplace initiatives.

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“…items are quite similar to those consistently utilized in gender ideology indexes (Davis and Greenstein 2009;Perry and Whitehead 2016;Whitehead 2014). This particular scale ranges from 0 to 12 with a mean of 3.44 (see Table 1).…”

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Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

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Perry²

2019

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Recent research shows that Americans who adhere to Christian nationalism-an ideology that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity and American civic life-tend to hold authoritarian and exclusionary attitudes, particularly regarding ethno-racial minorities and nontraditional family forms. Such findings suggest a fundamental connection between Christian nationalism and rigid symbolic boundaries, which would likely extend to Americans' understanding of gender roles. Drawing on notions connecting religious nationalism with defenses of patriarchal norms and utilizing a recent national, random sample of American adults, the current study examines the link between contemporary Christian nationalism and traditionalist gender ideologies. Our analyses reveal that Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics. Moreover, the relationship between Christian nationalism and gender traditionalism holds across religious traditions, including more gender-egalitarian groups like Mainline Protestants and even the unaffiliated. We conclude by highlighting the implications of these findings for understanding contemporary populist support for Donald Trump, which previous studies have shown is undergirded by both Christian nationalism and sexism.

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For Better or for Worse? Gender Ideology, Religious Commitment, and Relationship Quality

Cited by 9 publications

References 79 publications

Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

One step forward? Advances and setbacks on the path toward gender equality in families and work

Is a “Christian America” a More Patriarchal America? Religion, Politics, and Traditionalist Gender Ideology

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