Race and Ethnicity

Matthews, Todd L.; Bartkowski, John P.; Chase, Tyrone

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31395-5_21

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“…This may explain why marginalized groups, including women, racial minorities, and religious minorities, tend to be more religiously observant and have higher frequencies of religious practice (cf. Acevedo and Shah 2015; Matthews, Bartkowski, and Chase 2016; Shah, Acevedo, and Ruiz 2017; Shah, Bartkowski, and Xu 2016). Therefore, it is likely that religion also means more to individuals of marginalized status and is thus more effective in buffering stress.…”

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Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans

Shah

2018

Society and Mental Health

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Religiosity is well documented as a coping resource that protects against the effects of discrimination on distress, but little is known about the utility of religious minorities’ religiosity. This study investigates if religious resources buffer the effect of discrimination on distress for Arab Americans and if that relationship differs based on religious minority status. Following the contours of the stress process model, I leverage data from the 2003 Detroit Arab American Survey (DAAS; N = 977) to test the relationship between distress, discrimination, and three measures of religiosity: frequency of religious service attendance, God salience, and salient religious practices. The results indicate that for the overall sample, only salient religious practices buffered discrimination. However, when religious affiliation was taken into account, the results indicate that both God salience and salient religious practices significantly buffer discrimination for Muslim respondents only. I conclude with theoretical contributions, study limitations, and future research avenues.

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Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans

Shah

2018

Society and Mental Health

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“…DuBois (1903) over 100 years ago is perhaps no more apparent than on Sunday mornings at "church hour," which has been called the most segregated hour of the week (Matthews et al 2016). Furthermore, the African American church has served as the central and perhaps only social institution capable of providing both social protection and enabling mobilization for the long struggle for racial justice (Matthews et al 2016;Brown et al 2015;Lincoln and Mamiya 1990). So even while some congregations have become more racially diverse in recent years, religious identity is largely and notably shaped in racialized ways.…”

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Religious Identity and Perceptions of Criminal Justice Effectiveness

Johnson

Matthews

Ayers³

2018

Religions

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Religiosity and attitudes regarding the criminal justice system have remained largely unstudied to date, despite the centrality of religion as an aspect of one's identity formation. This study tests the hypothesis that perceptions of the effectiveness of police and the courts vary according to religious identity (affiliation, membership, and self-described religiosity or spirituality). A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 342 undergraduate students in introductory social science courses at a mid-sized university in the Southeastern US. Multiple Ordinary Least Squares regression analyses were performed on predictors of two outcome variables: perceived police effectiveness and perceived court effectiveness. Results offer partial support for a religious identity-based explanation of public perceptions of criminal justice system effectiveness. Membership of a local congregation, in general, was associated with higher ratings of police and court effectiveness. In addition, African Americans rated criminal justice effectiveness lower than non-African Americans. Once interactions between race and religious identity were incorporated, race itself became non-significant for both views on court and police effectiveness. However, these results showed that among African Americans, being a congregation member significantly reduced rather than increased ratings of police effectiveness. Religion thus continues to be complex and even paradoxical in shaping perceptions in the US.

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Haitian parishioners in a Chilean parish: The role of Haitian Catholicism and ethnic cultural features

Orellana

2021

Social Compass

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The following research seeks to understand the religious life of a Haitian community in a Chilean parish. The main objectives try to identify (a) the reproduction of Haitian Catholicism in a Chilean parish and (b) the interrelationship with the Chilean community and society through participation in the parish life by Haitian parishioners. The research uses a qualitative framework with participant observations of the Sunday Masses and religious and social activities developed in the parish. The sample is composed of Haitian parishioners that are regular participants of the Masses and activities. The main findings show that the Haitian community is not alone or isolated from Chilean parishioners and society. The participation in ‘integration’ Masses and cultural activities are examples of activities for both Haitians and Chileans. Finally, the language is a tool for remembering the Haitian Mass but not a mechanism for isolating the Haitian community.

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Race and Ethnicity

Cited by 3 publications

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Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans

Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Distress for Religious Minorities? The Case of Arab Americans

Religious Identity and Perceptions of Criminal Justice Effectiveness

Haitian parishioners in a Chilean parish: The role of Haitian Catholicism and ethnic cultural features

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