Sacred rites and civil rights : religion's effect on attitudes toward same-sex unions and the perceived cause of homosexuality.

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dc.contributor.advisorFroese, Paul.
dc.contributor.authorWhitehead, Andrew L.
dc.contributor.departmentSociology.en
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. Dept. of Sociology.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-30T13:47:46Z
dc.date.available2009-06-30T13:47:46Z
dc.date.copyright2009-05
dc.date.issued2009-06-30T13:47:46Z
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 28-32).en
dc.description.abstractSame-sex unions have received a great deal of attention in public discourse and current scholarly research. The importance of religion and individuals’ attributions of the cause of homosexuality on attitudes toward same-sex unions have been established. Using a novel data set (Baylor Religion Survey, 2007) this study investigates which demographic and religious variables are associated with views toward the cause of homosexuality as well as which demographic and religious variables are most strongly associated with views toward same-sex unions while accounting for attribution. While the findings in this study support previous research a more comprehensive account of religion’s effect is provided due to a broader and more in-depth collection of religion measures. This includes religious belief, behavior, and affiliation’s relation to the attribution variable, their cumulative and individualized effects when considering same-sex unions, as well as the varied effect of affiliation when comparing homosexual marriage to civil unions.en
dc.description.degreeM.A.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Andrew L. Whitehead.en
dc.format.extentv, 32 p.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/5338
dc.language.isoen_USen
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen
dc.subjectSame-sex marriage --- United States -- Public opinion.en
dc.subjectSame-sex marriage -- Religious aspects.en
dc.subjectHomosexuality --- United States -- Public opinion.en
dc.subjectHomosexuality -- Religious aspects.en
dc.subjectCivil unions --- United States -- Public opinion.en
dc.subjectCivil unions -- Religious aspects.en
dc.titleSacred rites and civil rights : religion's effect on attitudes toward same-sex unions and the perceived cause of homosexuality.en
dc.typeThesisen

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