http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4434/maria-islam Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 22 May 2026 23:10:07 -0400 Fri, 22 May 2026 23:10:07 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1635/the-effects-of-race-and-religion-on-patriotism-among-americans By Maria Islam - This paper examines the reasons behind people's different views of defining what "patriotism" is. Three multivariate linear regressions were performed to determine the causes behind an individual's level of patriotism. Two of the regression models found that individuals who identify as black have lower levels of patriotism than whites. None of the models supported the author's hypothesis that Muslims would have lower levels of patriotism than someone non-Muslim. The study also found support from all the regression models for one of the confounding variables, age; the older you are the more patriotic... Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1635/the-effects-of-race-and-religion-on-patriotism-among-americans