Tag Archives: religion
On SAGE Insight: New Fronts in the Culture Wars? Religion, Partisanship, and Polarization on Religious Liberty and Transgender Rights in the United States
From American Politics ResearchPublished in Association with Fordham University Beginning in the 1960s, the United States experienced religious and partisan conflict over cultural issues such as abortion that was described as a “Culture War.” Recent, highly salient battles over religious … Continue reading
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Tagged culture wars, polarization, religion, religious liberty, transgender rights
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On SAGE Insight: A Gender Lens on Religion
From Gender & Society The genesis for this special issue rests in concerns about the marginalized status of gender within the subfield of sociology of religion and the lackluster interest in religion among sociologists of gender. It is believed that … Continue reading
Posted in Gender & Sexuality, SAGE Insight, Theology and Biblical Studies
Tagged feminism, gender, global/transnational, religion, women
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Republicans trust science – except when it comes to health insurance and gay adoption
Does partisanship shape attitudes toward science and public policy? The case for ideology and religion From The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science This study finds that while Democrats are generally more “pro-science” than other political … Continue reading
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Tagged ideology, partisanship, public opinion, religion, Science
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Forum: Religion and violence
From Millennium – Journal of International Studies The 9/11 terrorist attacks had a grave impact on the way the conflict dynamics in world politics have been shaped, structured and interpreted since then. To fight or prevent international terrorism still appears … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, religion, terrorist attacks, violence, World Trade Centre
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Tackling Islamophobia
Passing the Dinner Table Test Retrospective and Prospective Approaches to Tackling Islamophobia in Britain From SAGE Open Given Islamophobia’s timeliness, relatively little scholarly work has been produced, which focuses on governmental policy responses to tackling the phenomenon. Acknowledging this gap … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Muslim hatred, British government, discrimination, Islamophobia, religion
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The paradoxical relationship between religious belief and criminality
With God on my side: The paradoxical relationship between religious belief and criminality among hardcore street offenders From Theoretical Criminology Research has found that many street offenders anticipate an early death, making them less prone to delay gratification, more likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Active offenders, religion, religiosity, street crime. urban violence
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The benefits of racial diversity in the classroom
The Impact of racial diversity in the classroom: Activating the sociological imagination From Teaching Sociology Diverse college campuses have been conclusively associated with a variety of positive outcomes for all students. This article provides evidence that diversity has the potential … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, race and ethnicity, religion, sociological imagination
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Are biotechnological advances fueled by the quest to improve the happiness of humankind or to procure greater profits?
The ethical issues of biotechnology: Religious culture and the value of life From Current Sociology Human society faces many sensitive problems over the value of life as a result of the advancement of bioethics and medical technologies. Over the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Biotechnology, ethics, eugenics, religion, reproductive medicine, value of life
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The Jesus factor of the iPhone
How the iPhone became divine: new media, religion and the intertextual circulation of meaning From New Media & Society The labeling of the iPhone as the ‘Jesus phone’ illustrates how new media objects can possess multiple layers of meaning, which … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, fandom, intertexuality, Jesus phone, religion
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