Political Science Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-14-2021
Volume
15
Issue
2
Journal
Politics & Religion
First Page
270
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755048321000250
Last Page
290
Abstract
Risk aversion dampens political participation and heightens religiosity, with concentrated effects among women. Yet, little is known about how intersecting identities moderate these psychological correlates of religiosity and political engagement. In this paper, we theorize that the risk-religion-politics relationship is gendered and racialized. Using a nationally representative survey, we show that political participation is more strongly correlated with risk for Black women than for any other race-gender group. For religiosity, however, we find little evidence that risk is related to religiosity among Black women, while highly correlated with white women's religious engagement. For men—whether Black or white—risk exhibits a modest, positive relationship with their religiosity. Our results speak to the importance of considering intersectionality and race-gender identities in evaluations of religious and political activities in the United States.
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Citation of this paper:
Friesen, Amanda, and Mirya Holman. 2022. “Racial Limitations on the Gender, Risk, Religion & Politics Model.” Politics & Religion. 15 (2): 270-290.
