Overview
- This handbook is not for social scientists who study religion, but for social scientists whose primary research intersects with the study of religion such as sociology, economics, medical and health ethics, education, gender studies, etc.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (HSSR)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Religion and Culture
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Religion as a Social Institution
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Front Matter
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Religion and Social Institutions in a Global/Transnational Perspective
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Handbook for Religion and Social Institutions is written for sociologists who study a variety of sub-disciplines and are interested in recent studies and theoretical approaches that relate religious variables to their particular area of interest. The handbook focuses on several major themes:
- Social Institutions such as Politics, Economics, Education, Health and Social Welfare
- Family and the Life Cycle
- Inequality
- Social Control
- Culture
- Religion as a Social Institution and in a Global Perspective
This handbook will be of interest to social scientists including sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and other researchers whose study brings them in contact with the study of religion and its impact on social institutions.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions
Editors: Helen Rose Ebaugh
Series Title: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b102451
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-25703-7Published: 26 January 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-23789-3Published: 23 October 2007
Series ISSN: 1389-6903
Series E-ISSN: 2542-839X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 440
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general
Industry Sectors: Engineering, Pharma