Recently scholars have devoted renewed attention to the role of religion in American life.
Thus, it is important that they use the most effective means available to categorize and study …

This article reviews recent literature on US religious institutions and argues that a new
paradigm is emerging in that field, the crux of which is that organized religion thrives in the …

Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from
dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to …

Este primer volumen está dedicado a examinar la lógica de la red. Tras analizar la
revolución tecnológica que está modificando la base de la sociedad a un ritmo acelerado …

In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface
following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political …

Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small
phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change. Drawing on surveys on Americans' …

Packed with new examples and material, this second edition provides a fully up-to-date
exploration of the genesis, dynamics, and demise of moral panics and their impacts on the …

conversation (Kvale 1996), with the emphasis on researchers asking questions and
listening, and respondents answering (Rubin and Rubin 1995). It is similar to standardized …

Many observers have asserted with little evidence that Americans' social opinions have
become polarized. Using General Social Survey and National Election Survey social attitude …

Evangelicalism is one of the strongest religious traditions in America today; 20 million
Americans identify themselves with the evangelical movement. Given the modern pluralistic …