Anthropological Approaches to Psychological Medicine: Crossing Bridges. Vieda Skultans and John Cox. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. 303 pp.
Examines religious affiliation differences in secular status & religious involvement among English-speaking Hispanics living in the US, based on secondary analysis of General Social Survey data, 1972-1996, comparing Hispanic Catholics & non-Catholics. Both ordinary least squares & logistic regression analyses indicate that Hispanic Protestants have higher levels of religious involvement than do Hispanic Catholics, but there is no clear connection between Protestant affiliation & higher secular status. English-speaking Hispanics connected to mainline Protestant denominations have higher status than do Hispanic Catholics, but conservative Protestants do not differ from Catholics in status. These & other findings indicate little support for a Weberian interpretation of Protestantism among English-speaking Hispanics in the US. That many varieties of Hispanic Protestantism may represent new variations on the theme of Hispanic popular religion is suggested as a guide to future research. 4 Tables, 25 References. Adapted from the source document.