ISBN:
9781442208537
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9781442208551
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (ix, 219 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Ranking Faiths : Religious Stratification in America
DDC:
306.60973
Keywords:
Religion and social status History
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Social stratification History
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Social stratification - United States - History
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United States Religion
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Electronic books
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
.cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt}.csA62DFD6A{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; }.cs5EFED22F{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; }Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. Dispelling the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; 1; Ranking Faiths; 2; Our Approach; 3; Origins; 4; Persistence and Change: 1787-1899; 5; Persistence and Change: 1900-2010; 6; Consequences; 7; Summary and Implications; Appendixes; Notes; References; About the Authors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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