Compromising Scholarship: Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education

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ix List of Figures and Tables Figure 3.1 Percentage of Sociologists by Age Category Figure 3.2 Percentage of Sociologists by Sex Figure 3.3 Percentage of Sociologists by Race Figure 3.4a Indications of Whether Belonging to Selected Group Damages or Enhances a Candidate’s Chances (Political Groups) Figure 3.4b Indications of Whether Belonging to Selected Group Damages or Enhances a Candidate’s Chances (Sexuality Groups) Figure 3.4c Indications of Whether Belonging to Selected Group Damages or Enhances a Candidate’s Chances (Religious Groups) Figure 3.4d Indications of Whether Belonging to Selected Group Damages or Enhances a Candidate’s Chances (Lifestyle and Age Groups) x || compromising scholarship Table 3.1 Percentage of Sociologists Stating That a Particular Social Group Does Not Matter for Job Candidates and Mean Score on 7-Point Scale for Each Group Figure 3.5 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Working at Religious School Figure 3.6 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Working for a Doctoral Program Figure 3.7 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Studying Marginalized Populations Figure 3.8 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Sex Figure 3.9 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Age Figure 3.10 Acceptance of Job Applicants by Race Table 5.1 Comparison of Means Indicating Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups Damages or Enhances Acceptance of Job Applicants by Discipline Figure 5.1 Comparison of Acceptance by Type of Discipline Figure 5.2 Breakdown of Sex and Teaching at a Religious College or University by Discipline Type Figure 5.3 Comparison of Acceptance by Discipline Type and Sex Figure 5.4 Comparison of Acceptance by Discipline Type and Whether at Religious School Appendix App. Table A Regression Estimates of the Assessment of the Attitudes of Academics toward Selected Social Groups App. Table B Comparison of Adjusted Means Indicating Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups list of figures and tables || xi Damages or Enhances Acceptance of Job Applicants by Discipline App. Table C Comparison of Adjusted Means Indicating Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups Damages or Enhances Acceptance of Job Applicants by Type of Discipline App. Table D Comparison of Means of Atheists, Fundamentalists, and Evangelicals after Increased Weights for Sociologists on Conservative Protestant Campuses Supplemental Material Supp. Table 5.1 Breakdown of Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups Enhances or Damages Job Applicants by Discipline Supp. Table 5.2 Breakdown of Sex and Teaching at a Religious College or University by Discipline Supp. Table 5.3 Comparison of Means Indicating Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups Damages or Enhances Acceptance of Job Applicants by Discipline by Sex Supp. Table 5.4 Comparison of Means Indicating Whether Belonging to Selected Social Groups Damages or Enhances Acceptance of Job Applicants by Discipline by Whether at Religious School Supp. Table 5.5 Percent of Each Group That States That Knowing That an Applicant Is a Fundamentalist Is Extremely Damaging to Their Ability to Support That Person’s Job Candidacy Collegiality Survey ...