Church participation and political participation: The Spillover Effect

Steven A. Peterson

doi:10.1177/1532673X9202000106

Church participation and political participation: The Spillover Effect

Steven A. Peterson

School of Public Affairs (Harrisburg)

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The spillover effect postulates that participation in nonpolitical realms of people's lives will affect their political orientations and behavior. Data from the 1987 NORC General Social Survey are used to test these expectations with respect to participation in religious organizations. Results indicate that greater involvement in churches goes with more conservatism and somewhat greater politicization, although there are some variations by race, sex, and denomination.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-139
Number of pages	17
Journal	American Politics Research
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X9202000106
State	Published - Jan 1992

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