Religion and Non‐traditional Families in the United States

Perry, Samuel L.; Whitehead, Andrew L.

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“…510-511). Conventional family values, including religious values, are being replaced by other options, particularly in the segments of youth (Perry & Whitehead, 2016). The "patchwork" mode serves here as a vivid example: members of a divorced kin group constitute a modern family.…”

Section: New Importance Of Family Per Sementioning

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Trends in young consumers’ behaviour - implications for family enterprises

Nikodemska‐Wołowik¹,

Bednarz²,

Foreman³

2019

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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The attractiveness of young consumer segments from the perspective of family enterprises (FE) is in question. Although young buyers' mindset toward FE is generally positive, there are certain trends in their behaviour which need to be recognised by FE. Moreover, there is little research on the existing and potential buyers of goods offered by FE, and the theme of young consumers in this context has not been addressed in the literature. Thus, the major aim of this paper is to initiate a discussion about trends in young consumers' behaviour, considering the FE's perspective. The study focuses on explicit trends in behaviour which can be favourable to FE and those which require an inventive approach from FE. The findings come from contemporary trends analysis, latent participant observation, individual indepth interviews and a quantitative survey of a representative sample of 1091 buyers. The study identifies, inter alia, dynamics in young people's perception of family and posits that unduly conservative FE might be treated as relics of the past. These findings are critical for marketers' re-evaluation of current FE campaigns. With a better understanding of consumer perceptions of FE, marketing messages can be developed and evaluated for effectiveness in connecting with young consumers by understanding their latest trends and related perceptions of FE. Although FE may be considered inherently traditional, young consumers' current conceptualization of tradition in FE is critical for today's marketers. The specific contribution of this study is the recommendations it addresses to FE in Poland based on a framework of consumers' attitudes, beliefs, and values. These recommendations may be extended internationally, as youth have become much more aligned globally.

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Section: New Importance Of Family Per Sementioning

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Trends in young consumers’ behaviour - implications for family enterprises

Nikodemska‐Wołowik¹,

Bednarz²,

Foreman³

2019

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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“…Numerous studies demonstrate that Americans who are religiously committed-often defined in terms of religious service attendance, but occasionally including other factors like religious salience or frequency of prayer or sacred text reading-are more opposed to any type of same-sex relationship, including sexual partnerships, marriage, and adoption (Adamczyk and Pitt 2009;Baunach 2012;Campbell and Monson 2008;Haider-Markel and Joslyn 2008;Olson, Cadge, and Harrison 2006;Sherkat et al 2011;Perry and Whitehead 2016). Additionally, research has also shown that sectarian or fundamentalist religious traditions are more opposed to same-sex relationships than are others.…”

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“…Catholics collectively often appear to occupy more of a middle position since they consist of both progressive, nominal groups and more traditionalist groups (Perry 2013;Putnam and Campbell 2010). Conservative theological beliefs (e.g., believing in the literalness or inerrancy of one's sacred text) are also strong predictors of negative views toward same-sex relationships and families (Perry 2015;Perry and Whitehead 2016;Powell, et al 2010;Whitehead and Perry 2015). And while the majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage, and attitudes toward gays and lesbians are improving even among conservative Protestant groups (Schnabel 2016a), there still remains aggressive and at times even violent religious opposition to LGBT rights.…”

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“…Conservative religious identification and commitment are strongly related to public opinion toward gay and lesbian family relationships in the United States (Adamczyk and Pitt 2009;Baunach 2012;Campbell and Monson 2008;Haider-Markel and Joslyn 2008;Schnabel 2016a;Sherkat et al 2011;Perry and Whitehead 2016). Despite extensive research on this relationship, we still know relatively little about the practical mechanisms and processes through which religious groups and subcultures shape adherents' views about same-sex relationships (Burdette, Ellison, and Hill 2005).…”

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Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships

Perry¹,

Schnabel²

2018

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An extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans' social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion-same-sex relationships-as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: affiliation, practice, and literalism. We draw on data from three national surveys, each of which contains different measures of religious media consumption and attitudes toward various samesex relationships: the 1998 General Social Survey, 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, and 2012 Portraits of American Life Study. Both multivariate and propensity score matching analyses demonstrate that religious media consumption independently predicts lower support for same-sex relationships in all three surveys. We propose that religious media consumption is a key measure of religious practice, preference, and socialization that shapes Americans' views toward social issues through both direct messages and by fortifying subcultural boundaries.Key Words: attitudes, public opinion, religion, media, sexuality, same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, propensity score matching The publisher's version of this paper can be found at DOI: 0.1177/2329496516686616 Citation: Perry, Samuel L. and Landon Schnabel. 2017. "Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships." Social Currents 4(5): 462-481.* Both authors contributed equally to the work, and their names are listed alphabetically. We are grateful to Brian Powell for the insightful feedback on an earlier draft. We would also like to thank the editors and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. Direct correspondence to Landon Schnabel, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, 744 Ballantine Hall, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Email: lpschnab@indiana.edu.Religious Media and Same-Sex Relationships 2 An extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans' social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion-same-sex relationships-as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: evangelical affiliation, religious practice (attendance, prayer, and scripture reading frequency), and view of the Bible.Conservative religious identification and commitment are strongly related to public opinion toward gay and lesbian family relationships in the United States

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“…Conservative religious identification and commitment are strongly related to public opinion toward gay and lesbian family relationships in the United States (Adamczyk and Pitt 2009; Baunach 2012; Campbell and Monson 2008; Haider-Markel and Joslyn 2008; Schnabel 2016a; Sherkat et al 2011; Perry and Whitehead 2016). Despite extensive research on this relationship, we still know relatively little about the practical mechanisms and processes through which religious groups and subcultures shape adherents’ views about same-sex relationships (Burdette, Ellison, and Hill 2005).…”

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Seeing Is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-sex Relationships

Perry

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2017

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An extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans’ social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion—same-sex relationships—as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: affiliation, practice, and literalism. We draw on data from three national surveys, each of which contains different measures of religious media consumption and attitudes toward various same-sex relationships: the 1998 General Social Survey, 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, and 2012 Portraits of American Life Study. Both multivariate and propensity score matching analyses demonstrate that religious media consumption independently predicts lower support for same-sex relationships in all three surveys. We propose that religious media consumption is a key measure of religious practice, preference, and socialization that shapes Americans’ views toward social issues through both direct messages and by fortifying subcultural boundaries.

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Religion and Non‐traditional Families in the United States

Cited by 12 publications

References 90 publications

Trends in young consumers’ behaviour - implications for family enterprises

Trends in young consumers’ behaviour - implications for family enterprises

Seeing is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-Sex Relationships

Seeing Is Believing: Religious Media Consumption and Public Opinion toward Same-sex Relationships

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