Religion and Region in America

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9767428
AutoresSamuel S Hill (autor de correspondencia)
Año1985
Volumen480
Número1
Páginas132-141
Fecha de publicación1985-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716285480001011
OpenAlexW2133382131
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas7

A decline in the differences between regions has been occurring in a number of demographic and socioeconomic aspects. Religion is one of several areas in which regional differences persist. Zelinsky's classification of seven religious regions remains standard. Americans migrating from one part of America to another are aware of this, and recent research supports popular perceptions. Migrants have been shown to be more likely to adapt to the level of religious commitment of the new region than to be dislocated by the move. As long as this remains true, migration should not be accompanied by a decline in the distinctiveness of religious regions. The continuing strength of the historically prominent denominations in the several regions is impressive

Economic geography · Geography · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Perception · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology