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Sociology of religion in America : a history of a secular fascination with religion /

Sociology of Religion in America tells the story of the controversies involved in the development of a scientific specialty that often makes news in America. The evidence it presents runs contrary to the many myths about the field.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blasi, Anthony J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, [2014]
Colección:Studies in the history of religions ; Volume 145.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Society between Sanctity and Secularity: An Introduction
  • Author's Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Doctoral Dissertations in the Sociology of Religion, 1895-1959
  • Theoretical and Conceptual Citations in Dissertations in the Sociology of Religion
  • Who Were Cited as Sociologists of Religion?
  • Number of Sociology of Religion Citations in the Dissertations
  • Methods of Data Collection and Analysis Used in the Dissertations
  • Traditions and Denominations Under Study
  • Chapter 2 Articles in the Sociology of Religion, 1964-1984
  • Universities Granting Doctorates to the Authors
  • How Consolidated Were the Locations for Publishing?
  • Classical Sociological Theory in the Articles
  • Citations of Theorists Other than the Classical Theorists
  • Citing Sociologists of Religion
  • Theoretical Paradigms and Topics
  • Methods of Data Collection
  • Methods of Data Analysis
  • What Religions Were Being Studied?
  • Specialties Other Than Sociology of Religion
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Community Studies and the Sociology of Religion
  • Earliest Studies
  • Earliest University-Based Studies
  • Jewish Community Studies
  • Middletown
  • Studies of Sects
  • Mill Towns in the Piedmont
  • Different Cultures
  • Rural American Communities
  • Religion and Community Division
  • Urban Studies
  • Overview
  • Chapter 4 Research Organizations
  • United States Bureau of the Census
  • W.E.B. DuBois and the Atlanta Studies
  • The Interchurch World Movement
  • Committee on Social and Religious Surveys
  • Institute of Social and Religious Research
  • Bureau of Applied Social Research
  • Survey Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • University of Michigan Survey Research Center/Detroit Area Study
  • Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science
  • The National Opinion Research Center.
  • Bureau of Social and Religious Research, Garrett Biblical Institute
  • Other Agencies
  • Chapter 5 Professional Associations
  • American Catholic Sociological Society
  • Association for the Sociology of Religion
  • Religious Research Association
  • Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • International Society for the Sociology of Religion
  • Research Committee 22 of the International Sociological Association
  • Association for the Scientific Study of Jewry
  • Summary Overview
  • Chapter 6 Observations
  • Appendix I American Dissertations in the Sociology of Religion, 1895-1959
  • Dissertations Included in the Study
  • Dissertations Unavailable for the Study
  • Appendix II Origins of the American Catholic Sociological Society and the American Catholic Sociological Review
  • References
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.