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Attitudes toward abortion among Catholic Mexican-American women: the effects of religiosity and education.
- Source :
- Demography (Springer Nature); Feb1983, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p87-98, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Contrary to observed trends in religious fertility and contraceptive use differentials, Catholic/non-Catholic differentials in attitudes toward abortion have not been converging. This study suggests that this may be due to an interaction between religiosity and education. In a sample of Catholic Mexican-American women in Los Angeles County, the authors found that among respondents brought up in Mexico, education had a liberalizing effect on their attitudes. With the exception of the most devout, the same trend was observed among U.S.-reared respondents. Among the most religious group, however, education had the opposite effect, suggesting that convergence will be delayed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ABORTION
MEXICAN American women
CATHOLICS
BIRTH control
UNITED States education system
ABORTION & psychology
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
COMPARATIVE studies
HISPANIC Americans
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SOCIAL values
STATISTICS
EVALUATION research
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00703370
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Demography (Springer Nature)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16799443
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2060903