“You don’t believe in God? You ain’t Black”: Identifying as atheist elicits identity denial from Black ingroup members.

Conclusions: Black atheists experience general anti-atheist bias (e.g., perceived as untrustworthy), as well as unique anti-atheist bias in the form of racial identity denial. These findings extend previous research on identity denial and intragroup dynamics and advance our understanding of the relationship between religious identification and racial identity denial within the Black community. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - July 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research