Handbook of religion and society
Contents -- Contributors -- 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Religion and Social Institutions -- 2: Health and Biological Functioning -- Gene-Environment Interplay -- Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, and Infant Mortality -- Allostatic Load -- Physical Functioning and Mortality Risk in Adulth...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Handbooks of sociology and social research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious sociology
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Religion and sociology B Social sciences_xMethodology B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Contents -- Contributors -- 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Religion and Social Institutions -- 2: Health and Biological Functioning -- Gene-Environment Interplay -- Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, and Infant Mortality -- Allostatic Load -- Physical Functioning and Mortality Risk in Adulthood -- Directions for Future Research -- Biological Outcomes -- Indirect Effects -- Subgroup Variations -- The Dark Side -- Alternative Explanations -- References -- 3: Work, Occupations, and Entrepreneurship -- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Beyond the Protestant Ethic: Reconsidering Religiosity and Workplace Outcomes -- Religious Belief -- Calling -- Other Work-Related Religious Beliefs -- Religion and Work-Family Strategies -- Religious Group Involvement -- Religion, Occupational Stratification, and Discrimination -- Religion and Occupational Stratification -- Religious Discrimination in the Workplace -- Hiring Biases -- The Paradox of Workplace Climate and Religious Commitment -- Religion and Entrepreneurship -- Definitions and Previous Research -- Ongoing Research on Religion and Entrepreneurship Conclusion and Future Directions -- Theorizing Faith Integration -- Direction of Causation: Work Effects on Religion -- References -- 4: Science -- Laypeople -- Demographic Trends -- Education -- Religious Tradition -- Political Identity -- Explanations for the Public's Multifaceted Engagement with Religion and Science -- "Moral Competitors" -- Professionals -- Science Professionals and the Public -- Disciplinary, Institutional, and Demographic Differences Among Scientists -- Disciplinary Distinctions -- Institutional Differences -- Demographic Patterns -- Institutional Negotiation Religion, Science, and Place -- Scientific Sites -- Religious Sites -- Case Study: The Creation Museum -- Future Directions -- References -- 5: Sport -- The Secularization of Sport: History and Development -- Organizations Engaging Sport in the Service of Religion -- Varieties of Muscular Religion -- Sports-Based Ministries -- Religion and Sport in Individual's Lives: Connections and Conflicts -- Sport as Religion? Contemporary Explorations -- Civil Religion -- Sports Fandom as a Religious Phenomenon -- Future Directions: Decentering the Study of Religion and Sport -- References -- 6: Education Religion and the Politics of Education -- Religious Schools -- Effects of Religious Schools -- Religion and Educational Achievement -- How Education Shapes Religion -- International Perspectives -- Future Directions -- References -- 7: Media -- Social Science Approaches to Media Studies -- Producers of Media Content -- Media Content -- Effects of Mass Media -- A Shifting Paradigm -- Digital Religion -- Future Directions -- References -- Part II: Religious Organization -- 8: Denominations, Congregations, and Special Purpose Groups -- Congregations -- Congregation as Organization and Institution Organizational Cultures in Congregations |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 3319313959 |