The Private and the Public: The Linkage Role of Religion Revisited
Recent work on the linkage role of religion in the United States has suggested that religious involvements have strong effects upon participation in both primary and secondary groups. This conclusion is criticized, and an alternative interpretation is advanced which draws upon the theory of private...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1987
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Review of religious research
Year: 1987, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 209-223 |
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| Summary: | Recent work on the linkage role of religion in the United States has suggested that religious involvements have strong effects upon participation in both primary and secondary groups. This conclusion is criticized, and an alternative interpretation is advanced which draws upon the theory of private and public domains in modern society. The application of the theory is illustrated with reference to levels of personal giving at Christmas and contributions to community organizations. Hypotheses are proposed and tested upon data drawn from the 1984 Winnipeg Area Study. The privatization thesis is confirmed, and the author concludes that there is little evidence from Canada for the unity of institutional linkages proposed by some scholars. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511376 |