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
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| 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 |