Protestantism and American Sociology: Problems of Analysis

Although there are a number of different dimensions to religious phenomena, religious affiliation and membership often are used to establish the boundaries of the Protestant population. A study of 161 sociological research monographs revealed a certain amount of confusion in the operationalizing pro...

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Main Author: Means, Richard L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1966
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1966, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 128-137
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Summary:Although there are a number of different dimensions to religious phenomena, religious affiliation and membership often are used to establish the boundaries of the Protestant population. A study of 161 sociological research monographs revealed a certain amount of confusion in the operationalizing procedures which attempt to measure Protestantism. There are three problems revealed in this research; they are (1) residual lumping, (2) the range of traditions within the Protestant category, and (3) the problem of the level of measurement. These problems are discussed and illustrated. The data indicate a need for an awareness of the complexity of religious phenomena when analyzing Protestantism.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contains:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3710386