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Religion and Family in a Changing Society
Penny Edgell
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Description for Religion and Family in a Changing Society
Paperback. Examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, this book argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs. But since the 1950s, family life has been fundamentally reconfigured in the United States. How do religion and family fit together today? This book examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, sociologist Penny Edgell argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing, knowing that fewer and fewer families ... Read more
The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs. But since the 1950s, family life has been fundamentally reconfigured in the United States. How do religion and family fit together today? This book examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, sociologist Penny Edgell argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing, knowing that fewer and fewer families ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691086750
SKU
V9780691086750
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About Penny Edgell
Penny Edgell is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of "Congregations in Conflict: Cultural Models of Local Religioius Life", which won the 1999 best book award from the American Sociological Association's religion section.
Reviews for Religion and Family in a Changing Society
Winner of the 2006 Distinguished Book Award, Section on Sociology of Religion, American Sociological Association "Penny Edgell's new monograph provides a much-needed analysis of the intersections of religion and family life... Edgell's work reaches beyond sociology of religion and sociology of family in an effort to speak to broader questions about culture, meaning, social engagement, and social change."
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