Conservative Protestant Congregations and Racial Residential Segregation
Evaluating the Closed Community Thesis in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4522709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Troy C Blanchard (Louisiana State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 416-433 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000312240707200305 |
| OpenAlex | W1990465592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 66 |
Structural explanations of residential segregation usually focus on the role of discrimination in the real estate and mortgage lending industries in generating blackwhite residential segregation in metropolitan areas. However, these explanations overlook the role of social institutions in integrating or isolating groups in a community. To address this issue, I develop the closed community thesis and argue that the theological and value orientation of white Conservative Protestant congregations undermines the creation of bridging group ties. Drawing on county-level data from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing and the 2000 Churches and Church Congregations data, I test the hypothesis that the number of Conservative Protestant congregations per 1,000 non-Hispanic whites is directly associated with levels of residential segregation between non-Hispanic blacks and whites. I find that counties with a large number of Conservative Protestant congregations exhibit higher levels of residential segregation along multiple dimensions. Separate models estimated by metropolitan status and region indicate that the effect of Conservative Protestant congregations is consistent across a variety of localities. I conclude by discussing the theoretical implications of the role of religion in explanations of residential segregation and the analysis of segregation outside of metropolitan areas
Census · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Population · Protestantism · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · School Choice and Performance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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