商品簡介
Regaining momentum lost in the late 1960s, the study of religion and material well-being is represented in this volume by 15 contributions. Arrangement is in sections on patterns of religious stratification; religion, occupations, and wealth; religion and education; the role of congregations; religion and stratification across national borders; and research methods. More specifically, topics include conservative Protestants and the intergenerational transmission of class; socially responsible investing; parental religiosity and children's educational attainment in the US; civic and political participation; and social stratification and church attendance in contemporary Italy. The three editors are affiliated as follows: Lisa A. Keister (Duke U.), and John McCarthy and Roger Finke (Pennsylvania State U.). The volume is not indexed. Distribution in North America is by Turpin Distribution. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
