Krause Neal, Bastida Elena
University of Michigan.
Rev Relig Res. 2011 Sep 1;53(1):41-63. doi: 10.1007/s13644-011-0008-3.
The purpose of this study is to see if there are differences in the social relationships that older African Americans, older whites, and older Mexican Americans form with the people where they worship. Data from two nationwide surveys are pooled to see if race differences emerge in eleven different measures of church-based social relationships. These measures assess social relationships with rank-and-file church members as well as social relationships with members of the clergy. The findings reveal that older African Americans tend to have more well-developed social relationships in the church than either older whites or older Mexican Americans. This is true with respect to relationships with fellow church members as well as relationships with the clergy. In contrast, relatively few differences emerged between older Americans of European descent and older Mexican Americans. However, when differences emerged in the data, older whites tend to score higher on the support measures than older Mexican Americans.
本研究的目的是探究年长的非裔美国人、年长的白人以及年长的墨西哥裔美国人在与他们做礼拜场所的人建立的社会关系上是否存在差异。我们汇总了两项全国性调查的数据，以查看在基于教会的社会关系的十一项不同衡量指标中是否会出现种族差异。这些指标评估了与普通教会成员的社会关系以及与神职人员的社会关系。研究结果显示，年长的非裔美国人在教会中往往比年长的白人或年长的墨西哥裔美国人拥有更完善的社会关系。在与教友的关系以及与神职人员的关系方面都是如此。相比之下，欧洲裔年长美国人与年长墨西哥裔美国人之间出现的差异相对较少。然而，当数据中出现差异时，年长白人在支持度指标上的得分往往高于年长墨西哥裔美国人。
