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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
- D. Sherkat, C. Ellison
- Sociology
- 1 August 1999
The sociology of religion is experiencing a period of substantial organizational and intellectual growth. Recent theoretical and empirical papers on the sociology of religion appearing in top… Expand
Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988-2008
- D. Sherkat, Melissa A Powell-Williams, Gregory H. Maddox, K. M. D. Vries
- Sociology
- 2011
We examine how religious and political factors structure support for same-sex marriage in the United States over the last two decades. Using data from the General Social Surveys, we show that… Expand
Sexuality and Religious Commitment in the United States: An Empirical Examination
- D. Sherkat
- Sociology
- 1 June 2002
I provide an empirical assessment of the religious commitments of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the United States. I compare the religiosity of gay men and lesbians and bisexuals to each other and… Expand
BEYOND BELIEF: ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, AND THEISTIC CERTAINTY IN THE UNITED STATES
- D. Sherkat
- Psychology
- 30 July 2008
Atheism, agnosticism, and undoubting belief in a one true god are pivotal issues distinguishing religious adherents. Shifts in the rates of atheism and agnosticism can influence the composition of… Expand
Conservative protestantism and support for corporal punishment
- C. Ellison, D. Sherkat
- Sociology
- 1 February 1993
L'A. cherche a determiner en quoi le protestantisme conservateur constitue un support ou un fondement aux châtiments corporels. Il part de la constatation que l'aile droite de cette confession… Expand
Structuring the Religion-Environment Connection: Identifying Religious Influences on Environmental Concern and Activism
- D. Sherkat, C. Ellison
- Sociology
- 1 March 2007
Recent research on the connection between religion and environmental concern and activism has led to divergent conclusions, with some studies finding a negative effect of religious factors, and… Expand
The “Semi-involuntary Institution” Revisited: Regional Variations in Church Participation among Black Americans
- C. Ellison, D. Sherkat
- Sociology
- 1 June 1995
This study explores contemporary regional variations in Afican American religious life. Building on a rich tradition of historical and ethnographic research on the Black church, we contrast the… Expand
The impact of protestant fundamentalism on educational attainment
- Alfred Darnell, D. Sherkat
- Sociology
- 1 April 1997
Sociological interest in the material consequences of religious orientations died out following raging debates during the 1960s and 1970s. Using insider documents from conservative Protestant… Expand
Are There Religious Variations in Marital Infidelity?
- Amy M. Burdette, C. Ellison, D. Sherkat, K. Gore
- Psychology
- 1 December 2007
Although previous scholarship has examined the relationship between religious involvement and a wide range of family outcomes, the relationship between religion and extramarital sexual behavior… Expand
Obedience and autonomy: Religion and parental values reconsidered.
- C. Ellison, D. Sherkat
- Sociology
- 1 December 1993
A long research tradition examines the relationships between religion and parental values, defines broadly as the traits that adults find most desirable in children. Two such traits have been of… Expand