Religion in America

Lisa D. Pearce, Claire Chipman Gilliland

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University of California Press
04 August 2020

Sociology & anthropology

Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century

Written in an engaging and accessible tone, Religion in America probes the dynamics of recent American religious beliefs and behaviors. Charting trends over time using demographic data, this book examines how patterns of religious affiliation, service attendance, and prayer vary by race and ethnicity, social class, and gender. The authors identify demographic processes such as birth, death, and migration, as well as changes in education, employment, and families, as central to why some individuals and congregations experience change in religious practices and beliefs while others hold steady. Religion in America challenges students to examine the demographic data alongside everyday accounts of how religion is experienced differently across social groups to better understand the role that religion plays in the lives of Americans today and how that is changing.

By: Lisa D. Pearce, Claire Chipman Gilliland
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 6
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520296411
ISBN 10: 0520296419
Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 August 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures, Tables, and Text Boxes Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Racial and Ethnic Variation in Religion and Its Trends 2. Complex Religion in America 3. A Demographic Perspective on Religious Change 4. Change in America’s Congregations 5. The Long Arm of Religion in America Conclusion Notes References Index

Lisa D. Pearce is the Zachary Smith Distinguished Term Professor in Research and Undergraduate Education in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and coauthor of A Faith of Their Own: Stability and Change in the Religiosity of American Adolescents. Claire Chipman Gilliland is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.