Religiosity has only a small, reliable correlation with racial prejudice
Evidence
The literature on religion and prejudice has found inconclusive results. For reviews, see Batson et al., 1993; Kirkpatrick and Hood, 1990; Hansen and Norenzayan, 2006. Results often depend on the type of prejudice and the particular variables that are controlled for. A recent comprehensive analysis (Hall et al., 2010) that included 55 studies with mostly White Christian participants in the United States found a small but reliable association between self-reported religiosity and racial prejudice. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 863
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Tablighi religiosity counters racism through individual piety, not structural change.; Self-reported religiosity reliably but weakly predicts racial prejudice; Religiosity-prejudice links are correlational, not established as causal — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 25 (+14 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Tablighi religiosity counters racism through individual piety, not structural change.; Self-reported religiosity reliably but weakly predicts racial prejudice; Religiosity-prejudice links are correlational, not established as causal — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 25 (+14 more)
Broader Connections
- Self-reported religiosity reliably but weakly predicts racial prejudice
#expands(0.97) - Religion fuels prejudice against value-violating groups but restrains prejudice against racial groups.
#complicates(0.84) — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 17 - Self-reported religiosity may diverge from measures of implicit prejudice.
#complicates(0.80) — Wade C. Rowatt and Lewis M. Franklin, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious…, 87 - Neither intrinsic nor social religion predicts measured implicit racial bias
#complicates(0.78) — Wade C. Rowatt and Lewis M. Franklin, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious…, 73 - Religious upbringing predicts higher prejudice than no religious affiliation.
#complicates(0.76) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2526