Rethinking the Reasonableness of the Religious Right

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ID4232497
AuthorsClyde Wilcox, Ted G Jelen, Sharon Linzey
Year1995
Volume36
Issue3
Pages263
Publication date1995-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Religious Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-4866 • E-ISSN: 0034-673X
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3511534
OpenAlexW1980215646
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

Using a sample of members of Moral Majority, we compare two general explanations of activism within the organization: "pathological" theories, which posit a connection between personal deficiencies and conservative political activism, and "representational" theories, in which supporters of right-wing organizations are thought to be motivated primarily by unrepresented policy preferences. We find much stronger support for the representational view and offer several possible explanations for this finding

Political science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religion and Society Interactions

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