Residence, Moral Traditionalism, and Tolerance of Atheists

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A secondary analysis of data from the 1958 Detroit Area Study and the General Household Survey of the Southern Appalachian Studies indicates that the relationship of tolerance of atheists to place of origin and present place of residence cannot be completely explained by the differential distribution of social class variables and religious beliefs across geographical areas. Part of the residence-tolerance relationship stems from residential differences in education and moral traditionalism, but a substantively significant direct effect remains after these and other factors are controlled. These data do not support Glock and Stark's contention that conservative religious doctrines are responsible for rural-urban differences in tolerance. The relationship of theological variables to tolerant attitudes toward atheists results from their association with education and moral traditionalism.

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