Racial Differences in Congregation-based Political Activism

Brown, R. Khari

doi:10.1353/sof.2006.0045

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“…Although participation in political activities occurs among all major types of congregations, most of these studies indicate that participation rates are highest among Catholic, predominantly black, and politically liberal congregations. Other studies that focus on specific types of political activities reveal additional variations in participation rates across the congregational subpopulations [32][33][34][35][36][37][38].…”

Section: The Contemporary State Of Congregation-based Service Provisimentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in Addressing Social Needs: A Longitudinal Study of Congregation-Based Service Provision and Political Participation

Fulton

2016

Religions

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When congregations seek to address social needs, they often pursue this goal through acts of service and political engagement. Over the past three decades, a tremendous amount of research has been dedicated to analyzing congregation-based service provision and political participation. However, little is known about how congregations' involvement in these arenas has changed during this period. To help fill this gap, this study analyzes three waves of data from a national survey of congregations to assess how congregations' participation patterns in service-related and political activities have been changing since the 1990s. It also examines trends among subpopulations of congregations grouped by their religious tradition, ethnoracial composition, and ideological orientation. Overall, this study finds that among most types of congregations, the percentage participating in service-related activities is substantial and increasing, while the percentage participating in political activities is less substantial and decreasing. This decline in political participation has implications for the role congregations play in addressing social needs. Relieving immediate needs through service provision without also pursuing long-term solutions through political participation can limit congregations' ability to comprehensively address social needs. Among the few types of congregations that have high and/or increasing participation rates in both service-related and political activities are Catholic, predominantly Hispanic, and politically liberal congregations.

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Section: The Contemporary State Of Congregation-based Service Provisimentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in Addressing Social Needs: A Longitudinal Study of Congregation-Based Service Provision and Political Participation

Fulton

2016

Religions

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“…Political organization has been an important part of African American and Latino history and culture (Barnes 2006;Bobo and Gilliam 1990;Brown 2006;Dixson 2003;Garcia and Marquez 2001;Martinez 2005). While the most well known instance of political organization for African Americans is the success of the civil rights movement, political involvement of Latinos has recently become more prominent as the Latino population has increased dramatically in the past few decades (Garcia and Marquez 2001;Martinez 2005).…”

Section: Political Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Black and Latino churches may provide encouragement and resources to these communities and they are often involved in improving social conditions by participating in political life (Barnes 2006;Brown 2006). Ellison (1993) suggests that public religious participation (such as church involvement) provides a buffer from negative societal influences, and in turn, enhances self-esteem of Blacks.…”

Section: Religious Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Under-represented college students and extracurricular involvement: the effects of various student organizations on academic performance

2008

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Several studies indicate that students who are involved in extracurricular activities during college are more academically successful than are those who are not; however, most studies do not distinguish between different types of activities nor do they adequately consider the unique experiences of under-represented college students. Drawing on Ogbu's theory of oppositional culture and Tinto's theory of educational departure, I examine the effect of involvement in six different types of student organizations, as well as involvement in a co-ethnic student organization, on the academic performance of African American and Latino college students attending 27 different selective colleges. I find that student organizations differentially affect academic performance, depending on the type of organization and the race and gender of the students.

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“…The reciprocal religiosity-mastery relationship may vary across these races for two main reasons. Firstly, Black and White Americans have historically experienced sharply different levels of exposure to each resource: Blacks generally demonstrate substantially higher levels of religiosity (Brown, 2006; Fiori et al, 2006; Krause, 2003; Pattillo-McCoy, 1998; Schieman et al, 2006; Sherkat, 2002), and Whites typically perceive greater levels of control (Hughes & Demo, 1989; Oates, 2004). Effects of religiosity/mastery on specific outcomes may thus be more conspicuous in the group with a stronger tradition of exposure.…”

Section: On Possible Black-white Variation In Effects Of Religiosity mentioning

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Black-White variations in the lagged reciprocal relationship between religiosity and perceived control

Oates

2013

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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This national longitudinal data-based multi-population LISREL study, the most comprehensive assessment to date of racial variations in the (in)congruity between religiosity and perceived control, gauges variation among Black and White Americans in the lagged reciprocal relationship between religiosity dimensions and mastery. Racial variation in the reciprocal religiosity-perceived control relationship has hitherto gone un-addressed. Prior investigations have also typically utilised cross-sectional samples – often from regional or age-specific populations. The observed public religiosity-mastery relationship over time exhibits signs of mutual reinforcement among Blacks: public religiosity enhances Blacks’ subsequent mastery, while prior mastery borderline-significantly enhances their public religiosity. The subjective religiosity-mastery relationship among Whites evinces a marginally countervailing pattern: Subjective religiosity diminishes Whites’ mastery, while mastery borderline-significantly enhances their subjective religiosity. The inordinately positive public religiosity-effect on Blacks’ mastery notably constitutes solid support for the “resource compensation” perspective on the impact of religiosity on mastery across dominant and subordinate groups.

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Racial Differences in Congregation-based Political Activism

Cited by 31 publications

References 26 publications

Trends in Addressing Social Needs: A Longitudinal Study of Congregation-Based Service Provision and Political Participation

Trends in Addressing Social Needs: A Longitudinal Study of Congregation-Based Service Provision and Political Participation

Under-represented college students and extracurricular involvement: the effects of various student organizations on academic performance

Black-White variations in the lagged reciprocal relationship between religiosity and perceived control

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