Sociologists have long acknowledged the importance of religion for American politics,
especially for two groups of people:(a)(white) conservative Protestants, who are increasingly …

Profound socio-economic disparities that exist among American religious groups are largely
driven by the quantity and quality of education they receive. Furthermore, given the US …

Researchers have attempted to estimate the number of congregations in the United States
using counts provided by denominations, existing media (newspapers, phone books …

Life history theory anticipates that organisms trade offspring quantity for offspring quality. In
modern human societies this tradeoff is particularly acute because of increased returns on …

This article examines the changing association between higher education and reporting no
religious affiliation in the United States. I argue that increases in higher education have led …

Most existing research on education and religion has been situated in the United States, a
context where it is normative for youth to receive religious socialization within families that is …

Extant research reveals an inconclusive relationship between higher education and
religiosity, which might be due to the selection effect, or to the different religiosity measures …

Purpose–Conservative Protestantism is conceptualized as a cultural framework influencing
class formation and transmission in the United States. Design/Methodology/Approach–The …

This study addresses the question: Do individuals who have completed different college
majors show different patterns of conservative religious belief and religious practice …

Using data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, conducted in the United
States, we study the role of religious affiliation and participation in the labor supply behavior …