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The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics, Economics, and Family Life
The Religious Factor A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics Economics and Family Life Author:Gerhard Lenski "This is the most intensive study to date of the extent to which religion affects the daily activities of Protestants, Catholics, and Jews, based on the responses of some 600 residents of Detroit, Michigan. Professor Lenski weighs the stricking findings among the religious groups against historical, racial, and class factors. And on the bas... more »is of the statistics, he offers provocative theories of the melting-pot image of America, the attraction of economic gain in the United States, the political power of the pulpit today, and the effect of religious training on intellectual development."