1948
DOI: 10.1086/265969
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Religious Affiliation and Politico-Economic Attitude: A Study of Eight Major U.S. Religious Groups

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“…In the 1950s, vast majorities in a sample of suburban Jews claimed it was ''essential'' or ''desirable'' for a ''good Jew'' to ''support all humanitarian causes,'' help the ''underprivileged improve their lot,'' and ''be a liberal on political and economic issues'' (Sklare and Greenblum 1979). Studies since the mid-century document Jewish support for liberal causes (Allinsmith and Allinsmith 1948) and Democratic candidates (Berelson 1954;Campbell 1960;Fuchs 1956), in line with more recent work that points in the same general direction (Cohen 1983(Cohen , 1984(Cohen , 1989Fisher 1976Fisher , 1979Liebman and Cohen 1990).…”
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confidence: 59%
“…In the 1950s, vast majorities in a sample of suburban Jews claimed it was ''essential'' or ''desirable'' for a ''good Jew'' to ''support all humanitarian causes,'' help the ''underprivileged improve their lot,'' and ''be a liberal on political and economic issues'' (Sklare and Greenblum 1979). Studies since the mid-century document Jewish support for liberal causes (Allinsmith and Allinsmith 1948) and Democratic candidates (Berelson 1954;Campbell 1960;Fuchs 1956), in line with more recent work that points in the same general direction (Cohen 1983(Cohen , 1984(Cohen , 1989Fisher 1976Fisher , 1979Liebman and Cohen 1990).…”
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“…Early studies in policy attitudes (Williamson 1974) found that Catholics were more likely to support greater efforts to aid the poor compared to Protestants, which could be a historical consequence of the heavy concentration of American Catholics within the urban manual workforce (Allinsmith and Allinsmith 1948). Of course, these demographics may have changed over the past half century or so.…”
Section: Public Attitudes On Communion Denialmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Williamson (1974) found that American Catholics are more likely to support greater efforts to aid the poor compared to Protestants. Allinsmith and Allinsmith (1948) argued that because American Catholics often tended to be urban manual workers they had the highest levels of support for guaranteed economic security among any religious group. Of course, these demographics may have changed over the past half century or so.…”
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confidence: 99%