Religion, Deviance, and Social Control

Rodney Stark · William Sims Bainbridge

2013年1月 · Routledge

關於本電子書

Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific research on these crucial questions. This book is the first comprehensive analysis, drawing on a wide range of historical and contemporary data, and written in a style that will appeal to readers from many intellectual backgrounds.

關於作者

Rodney Stark is Professor of Sociology and of Comparative Religion, University of Washington.,
William Sims Bainbridge is Director of the Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation.