title: Congregational Size and Attitudes towards Racial Inequality among Church Attendees in America.
abstract: Research suggests that congregational characteristics are associated with the racial attitudes of American churchgoers. This study examines the relationship between congregational size and beliefs about the Black/White socioeconomic gap among religious adherents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Drawing upon data from the General Social Survey and the National Congregations Study, we fit binary logistic regression models to estimate the association between congregational size and Americans' explanations of Black/White economic inequality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings reveal that attendees of larger congregations are less likely than attendees of smaller congregations to explain racial inequality as the result of the racial discrimination. The likelihood of explaining racial inequality in terms of personal motivation does not vary by congregation size.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the growing diversity in larger congregations in America, such congregations may steer attendees' views about racial inequality away from systemic/structural factors, which may attenuate the ability of such congregations to bridge racial divisions.
authors.affiliation: Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
authors.forename: Ryon J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cobb
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97326, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97326, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, The University of Chicago, 5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Perry
keywords: Racial attitudes; church attendance; congregation size; racial inequality