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This paper examines the level and correlates of Americans’ distrust of atheists. Using new, nationally-representative survey data measuring public and private trust, we show that atheists are more widely rejected than any other group measured. Despite declining boundaries between religious groups, the boundary between believers and non-believers in America remains very strong. Using logistic regression models, we find that public and private rejection of atheists is driven by religious predictors, but also by social location and political orientation. Finally, we show that distrust of atheists is correlated with other forms of prejudice in a stable way. |
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| Edgell, Penny., Gerteis, Joseph. and Hartmann, Douglas. "Drawing the Line: Views of Atheists and Moral Boundaries in America" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p21284_index.html> |
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| Edgell, P. A., Gerteis, J. H. and Hartmann, D. R. , 2005-08-12 "Drawing the Line: Views of Atheists and Moral Boundaries in America" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p21284_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper examines the level and correlates of Americans’ distrust of atheists. Using new, nationally-representative survey data measuring public and private trust, we show that atheists are more widely rejected than any other group measured. Despite declining boundaries between religious groups, the boundary between believers and non-believers in America remains very strong. Using logistic regression models, we find that public and private rejection of atheists is driven by religious predictors, but also by social location and political orientation. Finally, we show that distrust of atheists is correlated with other forms of prejudice in a stable way. |
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| Drawing the Line: Views of Atheists and Moral Boundaries in America1 Penny Edgell Joseph Gerteis & Douglas Hartmann Department of Sociology University of Minnesota Prepared for submission to the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association January 15 2005 Abstract This paper examines the level and correlates of Americans’ distrust of atheists. Using new nationally-representative survey data measuring public and private trust we show that atheists are more widely rejected than any other group measured. Despite declining boundaries |
| 59.3% *** 27.9% 41.7% * 25.0% 22.2% High Religious Saliency 90.4% *** 97.5% *** NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 Low Religious Saliency 55.4% *** 65.1% *** 27.5% 28.6% 11.1% 10.0% Whites 81.6% *** 85.3% *** 42.3% 68.8% *** 65.2% * 60.9% Blacks 96.8% *** 92.3% * 83.3% NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 Hispanics 75.0% *** 82.4% *** 62.5% NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 Pearson Chi-Square significant at: * p < .05 ** p < |
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