Entry:

Jelen, Ted G., and Chandler, Marthe A., "Patterns of Religious Socialization: Communism, Association, and the Politics of Lifestyle," Paper presented to the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Washington, D.C., August, 1995.


Abstract:

People who spend time with coreligionists are not necessarily more conservative than are those who do not. People who feel that their church's opinions are important to them are more conservative than are those who feel that their church's opinions are unimportant.

GSS Years:

1988

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

FRNDCON1

DOES FRIEND 1 BELONG TO RS CONGREGATION

FRNDCON2

DOES FRIEND 2 BELONG TO RS CONGREGATION

FRNDCON3

DOES FRIEND 3 BELONG TO RS CONGREGATION

FRNDREL1

WHAT IS FRIEND 1S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

FRNDREL2

WHAT IS FRIEND 2S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

FRNDREL3

WHAT IS FRIEND 3S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

FRNDDEN1

WHAT IS FRIEND 1S SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

FRNDDEN2

WHAT IS FRIEND 2S SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

FRNDDEN3

WHAT IS FRIEND 3S SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

PUNSIN

R AGREES THAT SINNERS MUST BE PUNISHED

BLKWHITE

R AGREES RIGHT & WRONG NOT BLACK & WHITE

ROTAPPLE

R AGREES IMMORAL PERSON CORRUPTS SOCIETY

PERMORAL

R AGREES THAT MORALITY A PERSONAL MATTER

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

FEPRESCH

PRESCHOOL KIDS SUFFER IF MOTHER WORKS

FEFAM

"BETTER FOR MAN TO WORK

FECHLD

MOTHER WORKING DOESNT HURT CHILDREN

RELITEN

STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION

DECCHURH

IMP OF CHURCH TEACHINGS TO MAKE DECISION

GOCHURCH

IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING CHURCH REGULARLY

FOLLOW

IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING CHURCH TEACHINGS