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Davidson, James D.; Pyle, Ralph E. - Ranking Faiths - 9781442208537 - V9781442208537
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Ranking Faiths

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Description for Ranking Faiths Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle dispel the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for all, documenting how religion has been a factor in the allocation of power from the colonial period through the present. From the time of the earliest settlements in America through today, the book demonstrates that some religious groups have had more access to economic, political, and social rewards than others, and they have benefited from ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442208537
SKU
V9781442208537
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Davidson, James D.; Pyle, Ralph E.
James D. Davidson is emeritus professor of sociology at Purdue University. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including American Catholics Today. Ralph E. Pyle teaches in the sociology department at Michigan State University.

Reviews for Ranking Faiths
This work, in its introduction of religion as a formal category of stratification, should be regarded as an important contribution to the fields of religion and sociology.
Publishers Weekly
Davidson (emer., Purdue) and Pyle (Michigan State Univ.) have written a sociological study of religious stratification in the US, employing a conflict perspective on social inequality to identify religious ... Read more

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