Research on wealth inequality and accumulation and the data upon which it relies have
expanded substantially in the twenty-first century. Although the field has experienced rapid …

Resource acquisition is critically important for social ventures to fulfill their social missions
while striving to scale up and become financially sustainable. Past studies have only just …

In today's world, both cultures and societies are changing more quickly than ever before.
The Fourth Edition of “Cultures and Societies in a Changing World” sheds light on the role …

Innovative entrepreneurship is an essential but often missing outcome of poverty alleviation
efforts. This qualitative study set in rural Ghana explores the occupational identity of …

Religion is an indelible force in society, yet research examining its influence on
consumption, particularly in the context of financial well‐being is lacking. Thus, this paper …

Dual-process models of culture and action posit that fast, automatic cognitive processes
largely drive human action, with conscious processes playing a much smaller role than was …

This fully updated Sixth Edition of Religion in Sociological Perspective introduces students
to the basic theories and methods in the field, and shows them how to apply these analytic …

Like past editions, this ninth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences
is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality. This book conveys the …

Religious congruence refers to consistency among an individual's religious beliefs and
attitudes, consistency between religious ideas and behavior, and religious ideas, identities …

More than anywhere else in the Western world, religious attachments in America are quite
flexible, with over 40 percent of US citizens shifting their religious identification at least once …