Supporting Evidence: Why Social Scientists Should Sometimes Consider Data Other than the General Social Survey.

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Title: Supporting Evidence: Why Social Scientists Should Sometimes Consider Data Other than the General Social Survey.
Authors: Hackett, Conrad, Smith, Gregory A., Sciupac, Elizabeth Podrebarac, Gecewicz, Claire
Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Dec2018, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p854-857. 4p.
Subjects: Religion -- Research -- Statistical methods, Social surveys, Social scientists, Protestants, Evangelical Christian sociology, Religion in mass media
Abstract: The article offers information on religious research by social scientists use data other than social survey. Topics disused include evaluating the consequences of sorting protestants based on denominational affiliation v. self-identity as a "born-again or evangelical" Christian; media participation in influence of religion in American life that provide data to researchers; and views on relationship between evangelical self-identity and affiliation with evangelical denominations.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article offers information on religious research by social scientists use data other than social survey. Topics disused include evaluating the consequences of sorting protestants based on denominational affiliation v. self-identity as a "born-again or evangelical" Christian; media participation in influence of religion in American life that provide data to researchers; and views on relationship between evangelical self-identity and affiliation with evangelical denominations.
ISSN:00218294
DOI:10.1111/jssr.12570