Religiosity and Prejudice: An Update and Denominational Analysis

Jacobson, Cardell K.

doi:10.2307/3512592

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“…Unfortunately, these investigations did not include any of the primary religious orientation measures (I, E, Q, RF), and therefore were not included in Table 1. Also, the general finding of little or no relationship between Christian beliefs and racial/ethnic intolerance is consistent with some North American research (e.g., Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 1992; Jacobson, 1998; Laythe et al, 2001, 2002). As explained in a subsequent section of this article it may be that, in addition to the content of beliefs, people's relations with their religious group are also linked to prejudice, and these two factors may interact to determine prejudice.…”

Section: How Religion Is Related To Prejudicesupporting

confidence: 88%

Religion, Meaning, and Prejudice

Hunsberger¹,

Jackson²

2005

Journal of Social Issues

390

368

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Links between religion and prejudice have been interpreted to suggest that religion can both reduce and exacerbate prejudice. Here, the analysis of religion as a meaning system illuminates how religion can affect intergroup attitudes. Traditional psychological perspectives on religion and prejudice are summarized, followed by a discussion of religion and prejudice in cross-cultural and cross-religious contexts, involving varying target groups. Next, we explore possible explanatory mechanisms by proposing how four levels of meaning associated with religioncognitive, motivational, societal, and intergroup-may both promote and attenuate prejudice. Finally, additional factors that might facilitate the paradoxical coexistence of religious egalitarian intentions with prejudiced attitudes are considered, and we speculate about the potential for religious groups to reduce prejudice within their adherents.

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Section: How Religion Is Related To Prejudicesupporting

confidence: 88%

Religion, Meaning, and Prejudice

Hunsberger¹,

Jackson²

2005

Journal of Social Issues

390

368

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“…Religion was conceptualised as three broad components: Behavioural, Subjective and Functional 39,41 . The behavioural component included religious denomination, attendance and religious application; the subjective component included religious identity and commitment; and the functional component included religious coping and religious social support through congregation and divine support.…”

Section: Religion and Religiositymentioning

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Religion, social support, fat intake and physical activity

Kim

Sobal

2004

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Most research on diet and exercise has focused on these health behaviours as proximate causes of disease, rather than examine the context of how diet and exercise are developed and maintained. This study examined religion and social support in relationship to fat intake and physical activity. Design, setting and subjects: Data from surveys of 546 adults aged 17 -91 years, residing in one upstate New York county, were analysed. Results: Most relationships between the multiple facets of religion, fat intake and physical activity were not statistically significant. After controlling for demographics and social support, Conservative Protestant women and women specifying an 'Other' religious affiliation reported higher fat intakes than did Catholic women. There were no relationships between religion and fat intake in men. In women, religious commitment was associated with greater moderate and vigorous physical activity, whereas in men, divine social support was associated with greater moderate physical activity. Social support did not substantially change the magnitude of the relationships between religion, diet and physical activity. Conclusion: Overall, there were few relationships between religion, fat intake and physical activity, suggesting that in contemporary US society religion may play a small role in the context of how diet and exercise are developed and maintained. The limited range of religiosity in the sample, however, may have underestimated the role of religion. Significant relationships between religion and physical activity in women suggest that further research is needed to more clearly delineate religion's relationship with health behaviours.

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“…Prior literature (Jacobson, 1998;Smith, 1990;Steensland et al, 2000) and relevance to the study's hypotheses were considered in deciding how religion was conceptualized in the present study. The religion items in the MIDUS data were comprised of six categories: denomination, religious attendance/practice, religious social support, religious commitment, religious application, and religious identity.…”

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Religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior

Kim

2007

Eating Behaviors

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Religion's relationships with weight perception and weight control behavior were examined using data (3032 adults aged 25-74) from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. Religion was conceptualized as denomination, religious attendance/practice, religious social support, religious commitment, religious application, and religious identity. Weight perception was conceptualized as underestimating body weight, overestimating body weight, and accurately assessing body weight. Respondents also reported whether they had engaged in any intentional weight loss (yes/no) in the last 12 months. Logistic regression was used, with significant results being set at a p-values of b .01 and b .05. Accurately assessing body weight was the reference category for all weight perception analyses. Women with greater religious commitment and men with greater religious application had greater odds of underestimating their body weight. This relationship remained significant, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, education, and income. Jewish women had greater odds of overestimating their body weight. There were no relationships between religion and weight control behavior. Relationships between religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior illustrate religion's multidimensionality.

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Religiosity and Prejudice: An Update and Denominational Analysis

Cited by 20 publications

References 5 publications

Religion, Meaning, and Prejudice

Religion, Meaning, and Prejudice

Religion, social support, fat intake and physical activity

Religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior

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