Diversity, Macrosociology, and Religious Belonging
Using Mixed-Level Models in Examining Spatial Variation and the Closed Community Thesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10562011 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy R Porter (Brooklyn College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 128-149 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0237 • E-ISSN: 2162-1128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00380237.2010.10571372 |
| OpenAlex | W1965059999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 62 |
In the past decade, a number of researchers have been interested in both the predictors and causal effects of civic involvement (Blanchard 2007; Funk 1998; Putnam 1993; Putnam 2000; Tolbert, Lyson, and Irwin 1998). Considerable attention has been paid to the effect that religious involvement has on the development of closed and tight-knit communities (Blanchard 2007; Iannaconne 1988, 1994; Porter and Brown 2008; Putnam 1993; Wuthnow 2002). The diversity of friendships gives us a good proxy for the degree of closeness created by existing in-group dynamics formed as a consequence of closed social communities. Data from the 2000 Social Capital Benchmark Survey, concerning individuals from 41 localities across the United States, was used in this analysis (Roper 2000). Furthermore, local-level variables concerning the rate of religious adherence were introduced as a way of better understanding potential multilevel effects. My findings support a number of these, showing that religious group membership significantly lowers an individual's diversity of friendships when compared to the effect of belonging to other groups
Closeness · Diversity (politics · Funk · Multilevel model · Proxy (statistics · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Variation (astronomy · Anthropology · Mathematics · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Culture and Diversity in the United States
Atheism, Social Networks and Health
The ties that bind
Religiosity and Social Network Diversity
College Graduates, Local Retailers, and Community Belonging in the United States
Using Large-Scale Location Data to Examine Racial Diversity and Segregation in Church Attendees' Home Neighborhoods
Neighbors Like Me? Religious Affiliation and Neighborhood Racial Preferences among Non-Hispanic Whites
Communism, conformity, and civil liberties
A Mosaic of Believers
Loose Connections
Democracy and Association
American Evangelicalism
Bowling alone
Culture Wars
Social and Political Trust in Established Democracies
Democracy and social capital
United by Faith
The Elusive Dream
Political Literacy, Civic Education, and Civic Engagement
Personality and Emotional Correlates of Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Cultural pluralism and prejudice reduction
Loose Connections
The Population of the United States
Religion and U.S. Secondary School Students
The American South
Religion and Civic Engagement
Regional Differences in Prejudice
Making Democracy Work
Are Regional Cultural Differences Diminishing
Practicing What We Preach? The Influence of a Societal Interest Value on Civic Engagement
Contact with out-group friends as a predictor of meta-attitudinal strength and accessibility of attitudes toward gay men
Patterns of individualism and collectivism across the United States
Tolerance, Urbanism and Region
Occupational Sex Segregation in Metropolitan Areas
Urbanism, Region, and Tolerance Revisited
Religion and the Construction of Civic Identity
Patterns of Religion in the United States
Religious Commitment, Political Conservatism, and Political and Social Tolerance in the United States
The Structural Contexts of Civic Engagement
Conservative Protestant Congregations and Racial Residential Segregation
Social Capital and Democracy
Denominational Differences in White Protestant Communality
People of the Dream
The Congregation Triumphant
Love of God and Neighbor
How Monochromatic Is Church Membership? Racial-Ethnic Diversity in Religious Community
The Contribution of Religion to Volunteer Work
Regional Differences in Divorce in the United States
Determinants and Consequences of Social Trust
Religious Involvement and Status-Bridging Social Capital
Religion and Civic Engagement in Canada and the United States
Why Strict Churches Are Strong
A Formal Model of Church and Sect
A Macrosociological Theory of Social Structure
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |