View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

What Counts as Discrimination Against Whom? Understanding Perceived Discrimination Against Christians.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: What Counts as Discrimination Against Whom? Understanding Perceived Discrimination Against Christians.
Authors: Margolis, Michele F. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Jun2026, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p203-216. 14p.
Subjects: Perceived discrimination, Christians, Social perception, Group identity, Religious groups, Religious identity, Scientific experimentation
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: White evangelical Christians consistently report feeling among the most discriminated against groups in the United States. Taking this surprising empirical finding as a point of departure, this article investigates why white evangelicals perceive such high levels of discrimination. Drawing on data from a large‐scale survey experiment, the study finds that white evangelicals are especially attuned to slights directed at a fellow Christian but are significantly less likely to view the same behavior as discriminatory when it targets a member of a religious out‐group. Moreover, this pattern is unique to white evangelicals: White non‐evangelicals and non‐white evangelicals are equally likely to perceive discrimination, regardless of the religious identity of the target. These results underscore the power of group identity in shaping perceptions and suggest that white evangelicals tend to interpret social experiences through religion‐tinted glasses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 194610080
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: What Counts as Discrimination Against Whom? Understanding Perceived Discrimination Against Christians.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Margolis%2C+Michele+F%2E%22">Margolis, Michele F.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+for+the+Scientific+Study+of+Religion+%28John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc%2E%29%22">Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)</searchLink>. Jun2026, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p203-216. 14p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Perceived+discrimination%22">Perceived discrimination</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Christians%22">Christians</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+perception%22">Social perception</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Group+identity%22">Group identity</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Religious+groups%22">Religious groups</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Religious+identity%22">Religious identity</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Scientific+experimentation%22">Scientific experimentation</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectGeographic
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+States%22">United States</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: White evangelical Christians consistently report feeling among the most discriminated against groups in the United States. Taking this surprising empirical finding as a point of departure, this article investigates why white evangelicals perceive such high levels of discrimination. Drawing on data from a large‐scale survey experiment, the study finds that white evangelicals are especially attuned to slights directed at a fellow Christian but are significantly less likely to view the same behavior as discriminatory when it targets a member of a religious out‐group. Moreover, this pattern is unique to white evangelicals: White non‐evangelicals and non‐white evangelicals are equally likely to perceive discrimination, regardless of the religious identity of the target. These results underscore the power of group identity in shaping perceptions and suggest that white evangelicals tend to interpret social experiences through religion‐tinted glasses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=194610080
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/jssr.70023
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 14
        StartPage: 203
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Perceived discrimination
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Christians
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social perception
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Group identity
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Religious groups
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Religious identity
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Scientific experimentation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: United States
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: What Counts as Discrimination Against Whom? Understanding Perceived Discrimination Against Christians.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Margolis, Michele F.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 06
              Text: Jun2026
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 00218294
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 65
            – Type: issue
              Value: 2
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
              Type: main
ResultId 1