Entry:

Ellison, Christopher G. and Sherkat, Darren E., "Obedience and Autonomy: Religion and Parental Values Reconsidered," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 32 (1993), 313-329.


Abstract:

Conservative Protestants who read the Bible literally and feel sinners should be punished value obedience in children more than Catholics and liberal Protestants. Catholics are less supportive of autonomy in children than are Conservative Protestants.

GSS Years:

1988

Other Data Sets:

Epidemiological Study of the Elderly, National Survey of Families and Households, National Survey of Black Americans 1979-1980, National Alcohol Survey

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OBEY

TO OBEY

POPULAR

TO BE WELL LIKED OR POPULAR

THNKSELF

TO THINK FOR ONES SELF

WORKHARD

TO WORK HARD

HELPOTH

TO HELP OTHERS

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

SIZE

SIZE OF PLACE IN 1000S

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

BIBLE

FEELINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE

PUNSIN

R AGREES THAT SINNERS MUST BE PUNISHED

WORLD4

WORLD IMAGE: MAN IS GOOD VS. CORRUPT