ISBN:
0415915287
,
0415915295
Language:
English
Pages:
206 S.
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Deviant behavior
;
Religion and sociology
;
Social control
;
Abweichendes Verhalten
;
Soziale Kontrolle
;
Religion
;
Religion
;
Abweichendes Verhalten
;
Soziale Kontrolle
Abstract:
Does religion have the power to control individual behavior? Can a person's commitment to religion keep him or her from abusing drugs or committing suicide? In Religion, Deviance, and Social Control, Bainbridge and Stark argue that religion does in fact have the power to shape behavior.
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