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Direct linkFitzgerald, Scott T. – Social Forces, 2005
This article further specifies the relationship between church-based resources, group identification and political activism among black Americans. Previous research indicates that political communication within churches and activism within the church serve to motivate political participation. Our research suggests that, net of relevant controls,…
Descriptors: Church Role, African Americans, Activism, Racial Identification
Peer reviewedAinsworth, James W. – Social Forces, 2002
Analysis of data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988, linked to neighborhood-level 1990 census data, indicates that neighborhood characteristics not only predict educational outcomes but also rival the strength of commonly cited family- and school-related predictors. Collective socialization was the strongest of proposed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Disadvantaged Environment, Ghettos
