Entry:
Olson, Daniel V.A. and Carroll, Jackson W., "Religiously Based Politics: Religious Elites and the Public," Social Forces, 70 (March, 1992), 765-786.
Abstract:
Evangelical theological faculty have strongly conservative beliefs about sexual morality, but hold a range of views on peace and justice issues while for Catholic and mainline church faculty the inverse is true. Among the laity, there is no broad based religious contingency on peace and justice issues, while on social and moral issues there appears to be broad based contingency particularly amongst conservative believers.
GSS Years:1988
Other Data Sets:
Ladd and Ferree 1981-82
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| CHURHMEM |
IS R A MEMBER OF CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE |
| SAYGRACE |
DOES RS FAMILY SAY GRACE BEFORE MEALS |
| READWORD |
HOW OFTEN DID R READ BIBLE LAST YEAR |
| PRAY |
HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| INCOME86 |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| FUND |
HOW FUNDAMENTALIST IS R CURRENTLY |
| BIBLE |
FEELINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE |
| GOD |
RS CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD |
| MYFAITH |
DEGREE TO WHICH FAITH IS FREE OF DOUBT |
| GOCHURCH |
IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING CHURCH REGULARLY |
| BELIEVE |
IMPORTANCE OF BELIEVING IN GOD W O DOUBT |
| FOLLOW |
IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING CHURCH TEACHINGS |
| DECBIBLE |
IMPORTANCE OF BIBLE IN MAKING DECISIONS |
| DECCHURH |
IMP OF CHURCH TEACHINGS TO MAKE DECISION |
| PUNSIN |
R AGREES THAT SINNERS MUST BE PUNISHED |
| EQWLTH |
SHOULD GOVT REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES |
| HELPPOOR |
SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING? |
| HELPNOT |
SHOULD GOVT DO MORE OR LESS? |
| HELPSICK |
SHOULD GOVT HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE? |
| HELPBLK |
SHOULD GOVT AID BLACKS? |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATARMSY |
NATIONAL DEFENSE -- VERSION Y |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| NATFAREY |
ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR -- VERSION Y |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATENVIY |
THE ENVIRONMENT -- VERSION Y |
| NATEDUC |
IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM |
| NATEDUCY |
EDUCATION -- VERSION Y |
| NATAID |
FOREIGN AID |
| NATAIDY |
ASSISTANCE TO OTHER COUNTRIES -- VER Y |
| NATCITY |
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES |
| NATCITYY |
ASSISTANCE TO BIG CITIES -- VERSION Y |
| NATRACE |
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS |
| NATRACEY |
ASSISTANCE TO BLACKS -- VERSION Y |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKRAC |
ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| TEENSEX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE -- TEENS 14-16 |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |