Studying Social Organization in the Local Church: A Sociometric Approach

The study of religious group behavior has been largely neglected. This paper attempts to demonstrate how sociometry may be utilized to study informal group formations in the local church and how a knowledge of the informal structure can aid in understanding formal church structure. Members were clas...

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Authors: Balswick, Jack O. (Author) ; Layne, Norman R. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1973
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1973, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-109
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