{"product_id":"handbook-of-the-sociology-of-religion-hardback-9780521806244","title":"Handbook of the Sociology of Religion (Hardback) 9780521806244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHandbook of the Sociology of Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Handbook showcases research and thinking in the sociology of religion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichele Dillon (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521806244, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 August 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.83 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Editor Michele Dillon has pulled off quite an impressive feat: soliciting, assembling, and publishing 28 original essays by some of the top sociologists of religion in the United States....The majority of chapters are plainly articulated, informed by sound theory, and bolstered by compelling data....the list of contributors is the closest thing to a 'who's who` of contemporary sociologists of religion to appear in one text that I am aware of.  For sociologists of religion, this is easily the best single compendium of research and theory to come out in years, and a hearty testament to the vitality and dynamism of the state of our crucial discipline.\"   Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College, Contemporary Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Handbook showcases research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of their own engagement with the field. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, this handbook also provides a resource for sociologists in general by integrating broader questions of sociology (e.g. demography, ethnicity, life course, inequality, political sociology) into the analysis of religion. Broadly inclusive of traditional research topics (modernity, secularization, politics) as well as newer interests (feminism, spirituality, faith based community action), this handbook illustrates the validity of diverse theoretical perspectives and research designs to understanding the multi-layered nature of religion as a sociological phenomenon.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Religion as a Field of Sociological Knowledge: 1. The sociology of religion in late modernity Michele Dillon\u003cbr\u003e 2. Studying religion, making it sociological Robert Wuthnow\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ritual roots of society and culture Robert Bellah\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social forms of religion and religions in contemporary global society Peter Beyer\u003cbr\u003e 5. The evolution of the sociology of religion: theme and variations Grace Davies\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Religion and Social Change: 6. Demographic methods for the sociology of religion Michael Hout\u003cbr\u003e 7. Church attendance in the United States Mark Chaves and Laura Stephens\u003cbr\u003e 8. The dynamics of religious economies Roger Fink and Rodney Stark\u003cbr\u003e 9. Historicizing the secularization debate: an agenda for research Philip Gorski\u003cbr\u003e 10. Escaping the procrustean bed: a critical analysis of the study of religious organizations, 1930–2001 Patricia M. Y. Chung\u003cbr\u003e 11. Religion and spirituality: toward an integrated analysis Wade Clark Roof\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Religion and the Life Course: 12. Religious socialization: sources of influence and influences of agency Darren Sherkat\u003cbr\u003e 13. In rhetoric and practice: defining the 'good family' in local congregations Penny Edgell Becker\u003cbr\u003e 14. Religion and health: depressive symptoms and mortality as case studies Michael McCullough and Timothy Smith\u003cbr\u003e 15. Religion, spirituality, and vital involvement in late adulthood Michele Dillon and Paul Wink\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Religion and Social Identity: 16. Religious identities and religious institutions Nancy Ammerman\u003cbr\u003e 17. Religion and the new immigrants Helen Rose Ebaugh\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e 19. Beyond the synogogue Lynn Davidman\u003cbr\u003e 20. Dis\/location: emerging feminist inquiry in the sociology of religion Mary Jo Neitz\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Religion, Political Behavior, and Public Culture: 21. Religion and political behavior Jeff Manza and Nathan Wright\u003cbr\u003e 22. Religious social movements in the public sphere: organization, ideology, and activism Rhys Williams\u003cbr\u003e 23. Mapping the moral order: depicting the terrain of religious conflict and change Fred Kniss\u003cbr\u003e 24. Civil society and civil religion as mutually dependent N. J. Demerath, III\u003cbr\u003e 25. Religion and violence: social processes in comparative perspective John Hall\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Religion and Socio-Economic Inequality: 26. Religion, faith-based community organizing, and the struggle for justice Richard Wood\u003cbr\u003e 27. Latina empowerment, border realities, and faith-based organizations Milagros Pena\u003cbr\u003e 28. 'Worldly' or 'other worldly'?: activism in an urban religious district Omar McRoberts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265118228760,"sku":"9780521806244","price":66.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521806244i.jpg?v=1692019666","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/handbook-of-the-sociology-of-religion-hardback-9780521806244","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}