Race as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and political alignment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Cohen, Adam B ^a   Malka, Ariel ^b   Hill, Eric D ^a   Thoemmes, Felix ^a   Hill, Peter C ^c   Sundie, Jill M ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Culture; Fundamentalism; Political attitudes; Race; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59949083613     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208328064     Document Type: Article

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