Culture Wars in Latin America: Religion and Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Abortion in Four Countries.

Authors

Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Danielle Roth-Johnson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
John P. Tuman, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Religion and Theology

Volume

1

Issue

1

First page number:

1

Last page number:

7

Abstract

The effects of religious affiliation and attendance on attitudes toward abortion and homosexuality in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay are examined. In general, Protestant affiliation is a stronger predictor of conservative attitudes on these issues than is Roman Catholicism. This finding provides support for market models of religious socialization, in which religious values are more easily transmitted to denominational adherents in religiously pluralistic environments.

Keywords

Abortion, Latin America, Religious Attitudes, Same-sex desire, Homosexuality

Language

eng

Repository Citation

Jelen, T. G., Roth-Johnson, D., Tuman, J. P. (2017). Culture Wars in Latin America: Religion and Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Abortion in Four Countries.. Journal of Religion and Theology, 1(1), 1-7.