The impacts of religion, political ideology, and social capital on religious and secular giving: evidence from the 2006 Social Capital Community Survey

Forbes, Kevin F.; Zampelli, Ernest M.

doi:10.1080/00036846.2012.667555

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“…Religious affinity, more so than political ideology, is amongst the most robust predictors of volunteerism (Becker & Dhingra, ; Paxton, Reith, & Glanville, ). The value of children and the act of giving time and money are consistent with the teachings of all major religions, and churches, mosques, temples, and synagogues often cultivate cultures of giving (Forbes & Zampelli, ; Uslaner, ). In addition, religious organizations may have connections with other nonprofits, including mentoring organizations, or may offer their own volunteering opportunities (Forbes & Zampelli, ; Paxton et al, ).…”

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Ideological profiles of US adults and their support for youth mentoring

Hagler

McQuillin

Rhodes

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Little is known about the influence of political ideology and religiosity on adults’ support for youth mentoring as a strategy to address social problems. This study used latent class analysis in a large, national sample of US adults to identify underlying ideological profiles associated with support for mentoring programs. Three latent classes emerged. The attitudes of two classes, Classic Conservatives and Progressives, were consistent with traditional political conservatism and liberalism; the latter endorsed higher support for the theory of mentoring and government spending on mentoring programs. Members of the third class, Religious Outsiders, were highly religious, self‐identified as very conservative, and were highly supportive of the theory of mentoring and the use of government funds on mentoring programs. Ad hoc analyses revealed that Religious Outsiders were the most likely to actually participate in mentoring activities. These findings suggest that support for mentoring, while not universal, crosses traditional political lines.

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Ideological profiles of US adults and their support for youth mentoring

Hagler

McQuillin

Rhodes

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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“…The sample 7. Recent studies by Forbes andZampelli (2011, 2013) provide formal hypothesis tests which demonstrate the general superiority of sample selection models, for example, Cragg's (1971) "single-hurdle" model and Heckman's (1979) bivariate selection model, over Tobit specifications for both time and money donations. selection model (Heckman 1979) offers a richer behavioral explanation and more flexible parameterization to accommodate the zero observations.…”

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“…Recent studies by Forbes and Zampelli (, ) provide formal hypothesis tests which demonstrate the general superiority of sample selection models, for example, Cragg's () “single‐hurdle” model and Heckman's () bivariate selection model, over Tobit specifications for both time and money donations.…”

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The Impact of Tax Price Changes on Charitable Contributions to the Needy

Zampelli

Yen²

2016

Contemporary Economic Policy

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Eliminating or reducing the federal charitable deduction can have serious impacts on the level of charitable donations. Tax price elasticity estimates from a multivariate sample selection model indicate that changing the deduction to a 12% tax credit would have reduced individual donations in 2012 by 18.9% if applied to itemizing taxpayers and by 10.5% if extended to nonitemizers. Elimination of the deduction would have led to a 35% reduction in individual charitable donations. Even if coupled with cuts in marginal tax rates, eliminating the charitable deduction will still likely result in substantial reductions given the inelastic income elasticities of charitable donations. The estimates justify the ardent opposition of many in the nonprofit sector to the more radical proposals for changing the tax treatment of charitable contributions. (JEL D34, C34)

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“…A further study of the impact of religious beliefs, behaviour, and belonging on secular attitudes was recently proposed by Forbes and Zampelli (2013). They focus on the religious impact of the propensity towards a secular or religious charitable contribution.…”

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Religious minorities and secularism: an alternative view of the impact of religion on the political values of Muslims in Europe

Banfi

Gianni

Giugni

2015

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This paper proposes an alternative explanation of Muslims' endorsement of secular values based on their belonging to religious minorities. We argue that, contrary to what is often asserted in both the academic literature and the public debate, Muslims' endorsement of secular values is not simply a matter of strong individual religiosity, but may also result from belonging to a religious minority. We suggest that this group-level variable may explain differences in the support for democratic values by Muslims in Europe, in addition to the individual-level variable pertaining to individual religiosity. Our findings show that belonging to a religious minority in the country of origin positively affects the degree of support of secularist values. More generally, they suggest that denominational Muslim identities should be investigated by taking into account the role of belonging to religious minorities. Moreover, the article will show how belonging to a religious minority can moderate the negative effect of religiosity on secular values.

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The impacts of religion, political ideology, and social capital on religious and secular giving: evidence from the 2006 Social Capital Community Survey

Cited by 32 publications

References 20 publications

Ideological profiles of US adults and their support for youth mentoring

Ideological profiles of US adults and their support for youth mentoring

The Impact of Tax Price Changes on Charitable Contributions to the Needy

Religious minorities and secularism: an alternative view of the impact of religion on the political values of Muslims in Europe

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