Entry:

Jelen, Ted, "Religious Fundamentalism and Political Tolerance," Paper presented to the Southwest Social Science Association, Dallas, March, 1981.


Abstract:

Fundamentalists are less tolerant of nonconformists than either non-fundamentalists or non-believers. Intolerance is positively correlated with church attendance and subjective religious intensity. Among religious people, intolerants are as likely to participate in politics as tolerants.

GSS Years:

1972-78

Other Data Sets:

Congregational Survey 1989

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

XNORCSIZ

EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

RELITEN

STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

VOTE68

DID R VOTE IN 1968 ELECTION

VOTE72

DID R VOTE IN 1972 ELECTION

VOTE76

DID R VOTE IN 1976 ELECTION