Stephen M Merino
Biographic Data
| ID | 292358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen M Merino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Merino |
| SIGNATURE | MERINO S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0710-7903 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 171 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
This chapter examines how the religious dimensions of close, interpersonal relationships are related to the provision of informal social support. Research on relationships and health has focused primarily on the role of informal social support. A social network approach views social support as downstream of social integration and other network factors. Some scholars argue that research on social support has paid inadequate attention to the nature…
God and Guns: Examining Religious Influences on Gun Control Attitudes in the United States
Mass shootings in the United States have generated significant media coverage and public concern, invigorating debates over gun control. Media coverage and academic research on gun control attitudes and reactions to mass shootings have paid little attention to the role of religion. Recent research sheds light on the complex relationship between religion and guns, including higher rates of gun ownership and stronger opposition to gun control among…
Predictors of opposition to and support for the ordination of women: Insights from the LDS Church
Female ordination is an important component of gender equality in Christian religious communities. While prior research has examined societal, institutional, and organisational factors that predict changes in ordination policies in Christian denominations, there is very little research examining individuals’ attitudes regarding the ordination of women. In this research, we use data from two surveys of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt…
Recent Demographic Change in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: The Importance of Domestic Migration
The present study examines the role of domestic migration in a massive demographic change in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of Texas with a special focus on ethnic composition of migration flows. Specifically, using two datasets derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and American Community Survey (ACS), this project: (1) outlines demographic profiles of domestic inbound and outbound migrants; (2) identifies determinants of migration for di…
Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
Despite the influence of social support on physical and mental health, few studies have examined why some close ties are more supportive than others. Though religion provides a rich context for social interaction and a meaningful social identity, it has received little attention in the social support literature. A growing literature on religion and health offers insight into how religion affects social support processes. Using dyadic network data…
Religious Social Networks and Volunteering: Examining Recruitment via Close Ties
A growing number of studies point to religious social networks as the critical link between religion and volunteering, mediating the effect of religious participation and predicting volunteering more strongly than beliefs. Previous studies have examined how the presence or absence of religiously based social ties predicts volunteering behavior. However, few studies have focused on the role of recruitment in personal networks. Examining the source…
Contact with gays and lesbians and same-sex marriage support: The moderating role of social context
Irreligious Socialization? The Adult Religious Preferences of Individuals Raised with No Religion
Recent birth cohorts of Americans are more likely than previous cohorts to be raised outside of a religious tradition. In addition, those raised with no religion are increasingly likely to have no religious preference as adults. Despite their growing numbers, individuals raised with no religion have received little attention from scholars. The adult religious preferences of these individuals provide researchers with a unique opportunity to test t…
Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants
Journal Article Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants: Who do we compare with whom? Get access Marylee C. Taylor, Marylee C. Taylor * *Address correspondence to Marylee C. Taylor, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802, USA; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen M. Merino Stephen M. Merino Search f…
Race, Religion, and Beliefs about Racial Inequality
This article focuses on stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among white and black Americans who differ in religious preference. First, it summarizes earlier research on white conservative Protestants and outlines characterizations of Black Protestant church congregants. It then reports patterns of stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among blacks and whites varying in religious preference who responded to the 1996 throu…
Neighbors Like Me? Religious Affiliation and Neighborhood Racial Preferences among Non-Hispanic Whites
Research on racial residential segregation has paid little attention to the role that social institutions play in either isolating or integrating racial and ethnic groups in American communities. Scholars have argued that racial segregation within American religion may contribute to and consolidate racial division elsewhere in social life. However, no previous study has employed national survey data to examine the relationship between religious a…
"On the Varying Meaning of "Open and Affirming
Some religious denominations offer programs where member congregations can signal their acceptance of all gender identities and sexual orientations. The United Church of Christ (UCC) created one of the earliest of such programs in the mid-1980s by which congregations can adopt an "Open and Affirming" identity. However, there has been little research examining this program and how it has evolved over time. Research suggests that organizational inn…
Religious Diversity in a 'Christian Nation: The Effects of Theological Exclusivity and Interreligious Contact on the Acceptance of Religious Diversity
Using data from the nationally representative Religion and Diversity Survey, Americans’ responses to religious diversity are examined at the national and community levels. While an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that religious diversity has been good for the nation, support for the inclusion of non-Christians in community life is mixed. Theological exclusivism is consistently and strongly associated with negative attitudes toward religi…
Religious Diversity in a 'Christian Nation: The Effects of Theological Exclusivity and Interreligious Contact on the Acceptance of Religious Diversity
Using data from the nationally representative Religion and Diversity Survey, Americans’ responses to religious diversity are examined at the national and community levels. While an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that religious diversity has been good for the nation, support for the inclusion of non-Christians in community life is mixed. Theological exclusivism is consistently and strongly associated with negative attitudes toward religi…
Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
Despite the influence of social support on physical and mental health, few studies have examined why some close ties are more supportive than others. Though religion provides a rich context for social interaction and a meaningful social identity, it has received little attention in the social support literature. A growing literature on religion and health offers insight into how religion affects social support processes. Using dyadic network data…
Contact with gays and lesbians and same-sex marriage support: The moderating role of social context
Race, Religion, and Beliefs about Racial Inequality
This article focuses on stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among white and black Americans who differ in religious preference. First, it summarizes earlier research on white conservative Protestants and outlines characterizations of Black Protestant church congregants. It then reports patterns of stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among blacks and whites varying in religious preference who responded to the 1996 throu…
Irreligious Socialization? The Adult Religious Preferences of Individuals Raised with No Religion
Recent birth cohorts of Americans are more likely than previous cohorts to be raised outside of a religious tradition. In addition, those raised with no religion are increasingly likely to have no religious preference as adults. Despite their growing numbers, individuals raised with no religion have received little attention from scholars. The adult religious preferences of these individuals provide researchers with a unique opportunity to test t…
Religious Social Networks and Volunteering: Examining Recruitment via Close Ties
A growing number of studies point to religious social networks as the critical link between religion and volunteering, mediating the effect of religious participation and predicting volunteering more strongly than beliefs. Previous studies have examined how the presence or absence of religiously based social ties predicts volunteering behavior. However, few studies have focused on the role of recruitment in personal networks. Examining the source…
God and Guns: Examining Religious Influences on Gun Control Attitudes in the United States
Mass shootings in the United States have generated significant media coverage and public concern, invigorating debates over gun control. Media coverage and academic research on gun control attitudes and reactions to mass shootings have paid little attention to the role of religion. Recent research sheds light on the complex relationship between religion and guns, including higher rates of gun ownership and stronger opposition to gun control among…
Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants
Journal Article Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants: Who do we compare with whom? Get access Marylee C. Taylor, Marylee C. Taylor * *Address correspondence to Marylee C. Taylor, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802, USA; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen M. Merino Stephen M. Merino Search f…
"On the Varying Meaning of "Open and Affirming
Some religious denominations offer programs where member congregations can signal their acceptance of all gender identities and sexual orientations. The United Church of Christ (UCC) created one of the earliest of such programs in the mid-1980s by which congregations can adopt an "Open and Affirming" identity. However, there has been little research examining this program and how it has evolved over time. Research suggests that organizational inn…
Neighbors Like Me? Religious Affiliation and Neighborhood Racial Preferences among Non-Hispanic Whites
Research on racial residential segregation has paid little attention to the role that social institutions play in either isolating or integrating racial and ethnic groups in American communities. Scholars have argued that racial segregation within American religion may contribute to and consolidate racial division elsewhere in social life. However, no previous study has employed national survey data to examine the relationship between religious a…
Recent Demographic Change in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: The Importance of Domestic Migration
The present study examines the role of domestic migration in a massive demographic change in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of Texas with a special focus on ethnic composition of migration flows. Specifically, using two datasets derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and American Community Survey (ACS), this project: (1) outlines demographic profiles of domestic inbound and outbound migrants; (2) identifies determinants of migration for di…
"On the Varying Meaning of "Open and Affirming
Some religious denominations offer programs where member congregations can signal their acceptance of all gender identities and sexual orientations. The United Church of Christ (UCC) created one of the earliest of such programs in the mid-1980s by which congregations can adopt an "Open and Affirming" identity. However, there has been little research examining this program and how it has evolved over time. Research suggests that organizational inn…
Religious Diversity in a 'Christian Nation: The Effects of Theological Exclusivity and Interreligious Contact on the Acceptance of Religious Diversity
Using data from the nationally representative Religion and Diversity Survey, Americans’ responses to religious diversity are examined at the national and community levels. While an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that religious diversity has been good for the nation, support for the inclusion of non-Christians in community life is mixed. Theological exclusivism is consistently and strongly associated with negative attitudes toward religi…
Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants
Journal Article Assessing the racial views of white conservative protestants: Who do we compare with whom? Get access Marylee C. Taylor, Marylee C. Taylor * *Address correspondence to Marylee C. Taylor, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802, USA; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stephen M. Merino Stephen M. Merino Search f…
Race, Religion, and Beliefs about Racial Inequality
This article focuses on stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among white and black Americans who differ in religious preference. First, it summarizes earlier research on white conservative Protestants and outlines characterizations of Black Protestant church congregants. It then reports patterns of stratification beliefs and racial policy opinions among blacks and whites varying in religious preference who responded to the 1996 throu…
Neighbors Like Me? Religious Affiliation and Neighborhood Racial Preferences among Non-Hispanic Whites
Research on racial residential segregation has paid little attention to the role that social institutions play in either isolating or integrating racial and ethnic groups in American communities. Scholars have argued that racial segregation within American religion may contribute to and consolidate racial division elsewhere in social life. However, no previous study has employed national survey data to examine the relationship between religious a…
Irreligious Socialization? The Adult Religious Preferences of Individuals Raised with No Religion
Recent birth cohorts of Americans are more likely than previous cohorts to be raised outside of a religious tradition. In addition, those raised with no religion are increasingly likely to have no religious preference as adults. Despite their growing numbers, individuals raised with no religion have received little attention from scholars. The adult religious preferences of these individuals provide researchers with a unique opportunity to test t…
Religious Social Networks and Volunteering: Examining Recruitment via Close Ties
A growing number of studies point to religious social networks as the critical link between religion and volunteering, mediating the effect of religious participation and predicting volunteering more strongly than beliefs. Previous studies have examined how the presence or absence of religiously based social ties predicts volunteering behavior. However, few studies have focused on the role of recruitment in personal networks. Examining the source…
Contact with gays and lesbians and same-sex marriage support: The moderating role of social context
Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
Despite the influence of social support on physical and mental health, few studies have examined why some close ties are more supportive than others. Though religion provides a rich context for social interaction and a meaningful social identity, it has received little attention in the social support literature. A growing literature on religion and health offers insight into how religion affects social support processes. Using dyadic network data…
Predictors of opposition to and support for the ordination of women: Insights from the LDS Church
Female ordination is an important component of gender equality in Christian religious communities. While prior research has examined societal, institutional, and organisational factors that predict changes in ordination policies in Christian denominations, there is very little research examining individuals’ attitudes regarding the ordination of women. In this research, we use data from two surveys of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt…
Recent Demographic Change in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: The Importance of Domestic Migration
The present study examines the role of domestic migration in a massive demographic change in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of Texas with a special focus on ethnic composition of migration flows. Specifically, using two datasets derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and American Community Survey (ACS), this project: (1) outlines demographic profiles of domestic inbound and outbound migrants; (2) identifies determinants of migration for di…
God and Guns: Examining Religious Influences on Gun Control Attitudes in the United States
Mass shootings in the United States have generated significant media coverage and public concern, invigorating debates over gun control. Media coverage and academic research on gun control attitudes and reactions to mass shootings have paid little attention to the role of religion. Recent research sheds light on the complex relationship between religion and guns, including higher rates of gun ownership and stronger opposition to gun control among…
Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
This chapter examines how the religious dimensions of close, interpersonal relationships are related to the provision of informal social support. Research on relationships and health has focused primarily on the role of informal social support. A social network approach views social support as downstream of social integration and other network factors. Some scholars argue that research on social support has paid inadequate attention to the nature…
Sociology (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (7 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Preference (4 works) · Religiosity (4 works)