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The Millennial Experience in the Black Church : = A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Millennial Experience in the Black Church :/
Reminder of title:	A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity.
Author:	Thomas, Ashley C.
Description:	1 online resource (253 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-12(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-12A(E).
Subject:	Communication. -
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ISBN:	9780355266870

The Millennial Experience in the Black Church : = A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity.
Thomas, Ashley C.

The Millennial Experience in the Black Church :A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity. - 1 online resource (253 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-12(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)

Includes bibliographical references

Millennials are less affiliated with Christianity compared to older generations (Pew Research Center, 2015). However, historically Black Protestant denominations have experienced an overall stable attendance during recent years, especially in comparison to mainline Protestantism which has experienced the greatest decline in membership among Christian groups (Pew Research Center, 2015). This study explores why Black Millennials in the United States choose to attend predominantly Black congregations. The study's research design employs a concurrent qualitative-dominant mixed methods design in which quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis occur simultaneously (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007). The qualitative research applied Hecht's (1993) communication theory of identity and a phenomenological analysis of twenty-four in-depth interviews that were conducted between October 2016 and February 2017 with congregants of predominantly Black churches in Alabama. The quantitative research consisted of a survey based on the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) and the Multi-Religion Identity Measure (MRIM) to understand differences in levels of religious and racial/ethnic identity relevant to respondents' church attendance. The survey was conducted between January and March 2017 and open to Black Millennials in southern states, distinct from the sample drawn from the qualitative study and regardless of religious preference or church attendance.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355266870Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Communication.
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Electronic books.

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