Handbook of Religion and Society [electronic resource] /
Yamane, David.editor.
The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This includes both the social forces that shape religion and the social consequences of religion. This handbook captures the breadth and depth of contemporary work in the field, and shows readers important future directions for scholarship. Among the emerging topics covered in the handbook are biological functioning, organizational innovation, digital religion, spirituality, atheism, and transnationalism. The relationship of religion to other significant social institutions like work and entrepreneurship, science, and sport is also analyzed. Specific attention is paid, where appropriate, to international issues as well as to race, class, sexuality, and gender differences. This handbook includes 27 chapters by a distinguished, diverse, and international collection of experts, organized into 6 major sections: religion and social institutions; religious organization; family, life course, and individual change; difference and inequality; political and legal processes; and globalization and transnationalism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Chapter 1. Introduction; David Yamane -- Part I. Religion and Social Institutions -- Chapter 2. Health and Biological Functioning; Terrence Hill, Matt Bradshaw and Amy Burdette -- Chapter 3. Work, Occupations, and Entrepreneurship; Jerry Z. Park, Kevin D. Dougherty and Mitchell J. Neubert -- Chapter 4. Science; Kathleen Oberlin -- Chapter 5. Sport; David Yamane -- Chapter 6. Education; David Sikkink and Jonathan Hill -- Chapter 7. Media; Stewart Hoover and Seung Soo Kim -- Part II. Religious Organization -- Chapter 8. Denominations, Congregations, and Special Purpose Groups; Nancy T. Ammerman -- Chapter 9. Organizational Innovation; Tricia Bruce and Josh Packard -- Chapter 10. Digital Religion; Christopher Helland -- Chapter 11. Spirituality; Giuseppe Giordan -- Part III. Family, Life Course, and Individual Change -- Chapter 12. Family; Kathleen Jenkins -- Chapter 13. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood; Richard J. Petts and Scott A. Desmond -- Chapter 14. Aging; Neal Krause -- Chapter 15. Identity; Matthew T. Loveland -- Chapter 16. Nonreligion and Atheism; Ryan Cragun -- Chapter 17. Delinquency and Deviance; John P. Hoffmann, Stephen J. Bahr, and Michaela Huber -- Part IV. Difference and Inequality -- Chapter 18. Social Class; Philip Schwadel -- Chapter 19. Gender; Orit Avishai -- Chapter 20. Sexuality; Sarah-Jane Page and Heather Shipley -- Chapter 21. Race and Ethnicity; Todd Matthews, John P. Bartkowski and Tyrone Chase -- Part V. Political and Legal Processes -- Chapter 22. Comparative Politics; Jonathan Fox -- Chapter 23. Conflict and Peace; Isak Svensson -- Chapter 24. Law and Social Control; James T. Richardson -- Part V. Globalization and Transnationalism -- Chapter 25. Globalization; Victor Roudometof -- Chapter 26. Transnationalism; Stephen Offutt and Grant Miller -- Chapter 27. International Migration; Peter Kivisto, Augustana College.
The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This includes both the social forces that shape religion and the social consequences of religion. This handbook captures the breadth and depth of contemporary work in the field, and shows readers important future directions for scholarship. Among the emerging topics covered in the handbook are biological functioning, organizational innovation, digital religion, spirituality, atheism, and transnationalism. The relationship of religion to other significant social institutions like work and entrepreneurship, science, and sport is also analyzed. Specific attention is paid, where appropriate, to international issues as well as to race, class, sexuality, and gender differences. This handbook includes 27 chapters by a distinguished, diverse, and international collection of experts, organized into 6 major sections: religion and social institutions; religious organization; family, life course, and individual change; difference and inequality; political and legal processes; and globalization and transnationalism.
Sociology.
Religion.
Social sciences.
Sociology, general.
Religious Studies, general.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.