Religious BehaviourNo study of religious practice ancient or modern is complete without reference to the work of sociologists on religious practice. The volumes in The Sociology of Religion set of the International Library of Sociology explore the social, economic and behavioural contexts of religious activity. |
Contents
1 PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION | 1 |
2 MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES | 3 |
3 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA | 7 |
4 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA 190057 | 16 |
5 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS | 28 |
6 RELIGION AND AGE | 42 |
7 SEX DIFFERENCES | 51 |
8 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ATTITUDES | 58 |
9 RELIGION AND MENTAL DISORDER | 73 |
10 SEX AND MARRIAGE | 86 |
11 SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS | 92 |
12 THEORIES OF RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR AND BELIEF | 100 |
REFERENCES | 126 |
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