Handbook of the Sociology of Religion

This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion.

Klappentext
This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion.


Zusammenfassung
This Handbook showcases research and thinking in the sociology of religion. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, this handbook provides a resource for sociologists by integrating broader questions of sociology into the analysis of religion.

Inhalt
Part I. Religion as a Field of Sociological Knowledge: 1. The sociology of religion in late modernity Michele Dillon; 2. Studying religion, making it sociological Robert Wuthnow; 3. The ritual roots of society and culture Robert Bellah; 4. Social forms of religion and religions in contemporary global society Peter Beyer; 5. The evolution of the sociology of religion: theme and variations Grace Davies; Part II. Religion and Social Change: 6. Demographic methods for the sociology of religion Michael Hout; 7. Church attendance in the United States Mark Chaves and Laura Stephens; 8. The dynamics of religious economies Roger Fink and Rodney Stark; 9. Historicizing the secularization debate: an agenda for research Philip Gorski; 10. Escaping the procrustean bed: a critical analysis of the study of religious organizations, 1930-2001 Patricia M. Y. Chung; 11. Religion and spirituality: toward an integrated analysis Wade Clark Roof; Part III. Religion and the Life Course: 12. Religious socialization: sources of influence and influences of agency Darren Sherkat; 13. In rhetoric and practice: defining the 'good family' in local congregations Penny Edgell Becker; 14. Religion and health: depressive symptoms and mortality as case studies Michael McCullough and Timothy Smith; 15. Religion, spirituality, and vital involvement in late adulthood Michele Dillon and Paul Wink; Part IV. Religion and Social Identity: 16. Religious identities and religious institutions Nancy Ammerman; 17. Religion and the new immigrants Helen Rose Ebaugh; 18. A journey of the 'straight way' or the 'roundabout path': Jewish identity in the United States and Israel Arnold Dashefsky, Bernard Lazerwitz and Ephraim Tabory; 19. Beyond the synogogue Lynn Davidman; 20. Dis/location: emerging feminist inquiry in the sociology of religion Mary Jo Neitz; Part V. Religion, Political Behavior, and Public Culture: 21. Religion and political behavior Jeff Manza and Nathan Wright; 22. Religious social movements in the public sphere: organization, ideology, and activism Rhys Williams; 23. Mapping the moral order: depicting the terrain of religious conflict and change Fred Kniss; 24. Civil society and civil religion as mutually dependent N. J. Demerath, III; 25. Religion and violence: social processes in comparative perspective John Hall; Part VI. Religion and Socio-Economic Inequality: 26. Religion, faith-based community organizing, and the struggle for justice Richard Wood; 27. Latina empowerment, border realities, and faith-based organizations Milagros Pena; 28. 'Worldly' or 'other worldly'?: activism in an urban religious district Omar McRoberts.

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