Religion and Public Opinion about Same‐Sex Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10763441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura R Olson (0000-0003-3182-7978, Clemson University), W Cadge (0000-0003-1713-5449, Bowdoin College), James Harrison (0000-0001-9893-8491, Bowdoin College), James T Harrison |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 340-360 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00384.x |
| OpenAlex | W1969086763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 280 |
| References cited | 36 |
Objective. The goal of this article is to analyze the relationship between religion, measured in terms of religious affiliation and religiosity, and public opinion about same‐sex marriage, civil unions, and a federal constitutional amendment that would prohibit gay marriage. Methods. We use logistic regression with calculated standardized coefficients to analyze data from a nationally representative survey of 1,610 respondents conducted in March–April 2004. Results. Religious variables perform better than demographic measures in models of attitudes about same‐sex unions. Non‐Protestants are much more likely to support same‐sex unions than are Protestants, and individuals with conservative attitudes toward morality and secularism and (to a lesser extent) those who participate actively in religious life are more likely to oppose such unions. On the whole, religious variables play a weaker role in predicting support for a constitutional amendment to prevent gay marriage than they do in predicting attitudes toward same‐sex unions. Conclusions. Religious variables play powerful roles in structuring attitudes about same‐sex unions. Moreover, homosexuality appears to be a major component of the “moral values” discourse that is currently so popular in American politics
Conservatism · General Social Survey · Homosexuality · Logistic regression · Morality · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Religiosity · Religious belief · Secularism · Sociology · Survey data collection · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 280 |
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