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dc.contributor.advisorPino, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorHernandez, Jasmine M. ( Orcid Icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3731-6829 )
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-18T21:12:47Z
dc.date.available2019-07-18T21:12:47Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.identifier.citationHernandez, J. M. (2019). Puff, puff, pass the bible: An empirical replication analysis of religiosity and attitudes towards marijuana legalization (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/8333
dc.description.abstractDespite marijuana’s lengthy history being negatively framed and labeled by religious and secular institutions, the United States has slowly become more accepting, with various states across the country taking the initiative to legalize medicinal and/or recreational marijuana use. In order to investigate the possible changing attitudes towards marijuana legalization support and their association with an individual’s perceived religiosity level, this study is replicating an empirical study that Daniel James Krystosek (2016) conducted using the same statistical data analysis software (SPSS) and method. In utilizing the more recent 2016 General Social Survey, univariate, bivariate, and multivariate tests were conducted and numerous insights were found. Controlling for demographic, political, and economic covariates, religious service attendance (attachment) and belief in the Bible as God’s word (belief) are found to be significant independent variables, along with the control variables of being from an other race, political ideology (conservative and moderate), gender, marital status, age and education. Compared to Krystosek (2016), my results indicate that religious salience and believing the Bible’s literalness as inspired word are no longer significant and impactful predictors on U.S. opinions towards marijuana legalization support.
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dc.format.extent57 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectReligiosity
dc.subjectMarijuana legalization
dc.subject.lcshMarijuana
dc.subject.lcshReligion and social problems
dc.titlePuff, Puff, Pass the Bible: An Empirical Replication Analysis of Religiosity and Attitudes towards Marijuana Legalization
txstate.documenttypeThesis
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKim, Seoyoun
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDeSoto, Bill
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
dc.description.departmentSociology


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