Religion, Deviance, and Social Control

Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific research on these crucial questions. This book is the first comprehensive analysis, drawing on a wide range of historical and contemporary data, and written in a style that will appeal to readers from many intellectual backgrounds.

Info autore

Rodney Stark is Professor of Sociology and of Comparative Religion, University of Washington. William SimsBainbridge is Director of the Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation

Riassunto

In this book, the authors analyze data from many times and places to explore the subtle interplay between the religiousness of individuals and that of their social context.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge, Bainbridge William Sims, Stark Rodney
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 15.01.1997
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9780415915298
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91529-8
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 410 g
• Categorie: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Mental Health and Religion, criminology research, sociology of deviance, substance abuse studies, suicide prevention analysis, cult behavior analysis, empirical studies on religion and deviance