Religious Behaviour

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Routledge, May 17, 2006 - Social Science - 208 pages
No 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

PREFACE
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA 11
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RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE U S A 190057 23
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RELIGION AND AGE 58
SEX DIFFERENCES 71
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ATTITUDES 80
RELIGION AND MENTAL DISORDER 101
SEX AND MARRIAGE 121
SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS 129
THEORIES OF RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR AND BELIEF 140
Cognitive Need Theories 167
INDEX OF NAMES 191
SUBJECT INDEX 194
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