Archived News – December 2015
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2015
Dec. 2, 2015
This article about how congregations view racial inequality quotes Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., an associate professor of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, about a study he co-authored. The research found that 72 percent of African-Americans in predominantly black churches believe that the reasons for racial inequality are structural, rather than an individual’s lack of motivation. But only about half of African-Americans in multiracial churches believe that same thing. Instead of the predominantly white majority changing its views, Dougherty said, “it appears that African-Americans (in multiracial congregations) start to think more like whites about the origins of inequality.” (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story and arranged the interview. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
This article about how congregations view racial inequality quotes Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., an associate professor of sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, about a study he co-authored. The research found that 72 percent of African-Americans in predominantly black churches believe that the reasons for racial inequality are structural, rather than an individual’s lack of motivation. But only about half of African-Americans in multiracial churches believe that same thing. Instead of the predominantly white majority changing its views, Dougherty said, “it appears that African-Americans (in multiracial congregations) start to think more like whites about the origins of inequality.” (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story and arranged the interview. She covers sociology research and faculty.)