Religious racism stems from group identification and conformity values, not theology itself.
Evidence
In our meta-analytic review, the paradox of religious racism was traced to the group-oriented motives that underlie reli giosity. Simply identifying with a religious group seemed to establish intergroup dynamics of favoring the in-group and derogating racial out-groups. Furthermore, the specific values of social conformity and respect for tradition that motivated devotion to religious practice also motivated the acceptance of established racial divisions in society. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 76
Categorization
- XREF: Directly supports the reader’s research angle: group solidarity sustained by in-group/out-group dynamics rather than genuine conviction — connects to the manufactured-enemy line of inquiry. — connects to: Strong religious identification predicts derogation of out-group members rather than anti-prejudice conviction. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 11; Intergroup identification plus conventional life values, not doctrine, drive religious racism. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 86; Extrinsic religiosity correlates with racism through social conformity, not personal values. — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 18 (+3 more)
- QUESTION: If the substrate is group identification plus conformity values rather than belief content, then which religious groups would be MOST vulnerable to prejudice—and does this predict what happens to solidarity when out-group threat is removed?
- DEFINE: Concisely defines the ‘paradox of religious racism’ mechanism in two moves: identification, then conformity/tradition values.
Related
- Intergroup identification plus conventional life values, not doctrine, drive religious racism. (similarity 0.94)
- Strong religious identification predicts derogation of out-group members rather than anti-prejudice conviction. (similarity 0.88)
- Religion fuels prejudice against value-violating groups but restrains prejudice against racial groups. (similarity 0.85)
- Religious group solidarity organizes others into outgroups by identity (similarity 0.85)
- Extrinsic religiosity correlates with racism through social conformity, not personal values. (similarity 0.84)
- Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood — Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A Meta-Analytic Review of Religious Racism (similarity 0.82)
- Religious conviction type rather than strength predicts measured racism (similarity 0.81)
- Conservative values partly mediate the link between religiosity and racism (similarity 0.81)
- Religiously motivated prosociality targets in-groups and racism targets outgroups (similarity 0.80)
- Theistic religious primes activate in-group identity while nontheistic ones activate universalism. (similarity 0.79)
- Religiosity branches into conformity-based and benevolence-based motive clusters with distinct social effects. (similarity 0.79)
- Religious upbringing and church membership correlate with higher prejudice. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Intergroup identification plus conventional life values, not doctrine, drive religious racism.
#corroborates(0.95) — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 86 - Extrinsic religiosity correlates with racism through social conformity, not personal values.
#expands(0.82) — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 18 - Religious upbringing and church membership correlate with higher prejudice.
#qualifies(0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2526 - Religion fuels prejudice against value-violating groups but restrains prejudice against racial groups.
#qualifies(0.72) — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 17