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Sherkat, Darren. "Religion and Verbal Ability" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 11, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p103510_index.html>

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Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Previous examinations of the connection between religion and stratification have focused primarily on educational attainment processes, using varied indicators religious factors and educational attainment. Findings from these studies are mixed, with some showing a positive effect of religious participation on educational attainment, while other studies point to negative effects of sectarian affiliation and Christian fundamentalism on several indicators of educational attainment, aspirations, occupational attainment, and wealth. In this paper, I assess the impact of religious affiliation, religious participation, and fundamentalist beliefs in Christian sacred texts on an empirical measure of verbal ability. Using data from the cumulative General Social Surveys (GSS), I find that even controlling for a host of factors, fundamentalist Christian beliefs and sectarian affiliations have a substantial negative impact on verbal ability. Religious participation has a modest positive effect on verbal ability, mostly among conservative Christians who otherwise suffer from verbal deficits.

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