Racial and Moral Crisis: The Role of Little Rock Ministers

Three reference systems-the self, the professional, and the membership-are variables bearing on behavior in moral dilemmas. These are used to explain the apparent inconsistency between attitude and behavior of ministers in the racial crisis current in Little Rock, Arkansas. Centrain institutional ch...

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Published in:The American journal of sociology 1959-03, Vol.64 (5), p.509-516
Main Authors: Campbell, Ernest Q., Pettigrew, Thomas F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arkansas
Christianity
Churches
Communities
Desegregation
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High schools
Ministers (Clergy)
Morality
Occupational Roles
Pastors
Prayer
Racial integration
Racial Relations
Racial segregation
School Desegregation
Social Conflict
Social Responsibility
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Summary:Three reference systems-the self, the professional, and the membership-are variables bearing on behavior in moral dilemmas. These are used to explain the apparent inconsistency between attitude and behavior of ministers in the racial crisis current in Little Rock, Arkansas. Centrain institutional characteristics compelled the minister to give a peaceable atmosphere in his congregation precedence over social reform. Certain institutional arrangements, working propositions, techniques of communication, and the reactions of extremists helped the minister to control the development of guilt while remaining inactive during his city's racial crisis.
ISSN:0002-9602
1537-5390
DOI:10.1086/222547