208 The Audience: Targeting Markets Pragmatism About Methods and an 209 215 Creating an Appealing Uncompromising Message “Product” Summary 220 Pragmatism About Methods and an 211 Uncompromising Message Summary 213 PART V. RELIGION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY 223 PART V. RELIGION AND SOCIAL 9. Religion, Economics, and Social 224 INEQUALITY 215 Religious Ethics and Economic Action 225 9. Religion and Class Stratification 217 225 Weber’s Protestant Ethic Thesis Religious Ethics and Economic Action 217 The Prosperity Gospel and Modern 217 Weber’s Protestant Ethic Thesis 231 Capitalism 226 After the Protestant Ethic Social Class and Religious Involvement: Social Class and Religious Involvement: Interactive Processes 235 Interactive Processes 228 Religion and Social Class Stratification Social Class and Religious Affiliation 235 228 Today Religion and Social Stratification Socioeconomic Status and Style of 236 Outcomes 233 Religiosity Explaining the Connection Between Summary 235 240 Religion and Social Stratification Socioeconomic Status and Style of 244 Religiosity Summary 246 10. Religion and Race 248 Race, Ethnicity, and Religious Identification 10. Religion and Race 236 250 Race, Ethnicity, and Religious Identification Racial Segregation in Congregations 253 237 Explaining Congregational Racial Segregation Racial Segregation in Congregations 241 255 Explaining Congregational Racial Segregation Religion, Racial Prejudice, and Racism as a 241 Worldview 258 Religion and Racial Prejudice 243 258 Religion and Prejudice Racism as a Worldview 244 259 Racism as a Worldview Sources of Racial Prejudice in Christianity 246 Sources of Racism in Christianity 260 246 Meaning Factors 260 Meaning Factors 252 Belonging Factors 267 Belonging Factors 254 Institutional Factors 269 Institutional Factors Social Conflict and Religious Expression: The Social Conflict and Religious Expression: The Conflict Perspective 258 Conflict Perspective 272 Summary 259 Summary 274 11. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 276 Gender and Religious Involvement 277 11. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 261 279 Feminization of Religion Gender and Religious Involvement 262 280 Religion and Risk Tolerance 264 Feminization of Religion Sexism in the Religious Meaning and 265 Religion and Risk Tolerance Belonging Systems 281 The Religious Meaning System and Sexism 266 A Historical Overview of Gender A Historical Overview of Gender Attitudes 282 Attitudes in Western Christianity 267 in Western Christianity Religious Belonging Systems and Religious Belonging Systems and Gendered Gendered “We” Versus “They” We Versus They Thinking 271 285 Thinking Religion and Institutional Sexism 272
The Audience: Targeting Markets 208 Creating an Appealing “Product” 209 Pragmatism About Methods and an Uncompromising Message 211 Summary 213 PART V. RELIGION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY 215 9. Religion and Class Stratification 217 Religious Ethics and Economic Action 217 Weber’s Protestant Ethic Thesis 217 After the Protestant Ethic 226 Social Class and Religious Involvement: Interactive Processes 228 Social Class and Religious Affiliation Today 228 Socioeconomic Status and Style of Religiosity 233 Summary 235 10. Religion and Race 236 Race, Ethnicity, and Religious Identification 237 Racial Segregation in Congregations 241 Explaining Congregational Racial Segregation 241 Religion and Racial Prejudice 243 Racism as a Worldview 244 Sources of Racial Prejudice in Christianity 246 Meaning Factors 246 Belonging Factors 252 Institutional Factors 254 Social Conflict and Religious Expression: The Conflict Perspective 258 Summary 259 11. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 261 Gender and Religious Involvement 262 Feminization of Religion 264 Religion and Risk Tolerance 265 The Religious Meaning System and Sexism 266 A Historical Overview of Gender Attitudes in Western Christianity 267 Religious Belonging Systems and Gendered We Versus They Thinking 271 Religion and Institutional Sexism 272 Pragmatism About Methods and an Uncompromising Message 215 Summary 220 PART V. RELIGION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY 223 9. Religion, Economics, and Social 224 Religious Ethics and Economic Action 225 Weber’s Protestant Ethic Thesis 225 The Prosperity Gospel and Modern Capitalism 231 Social Class and Religious Involvement: Interactive Processes 235 Religion and Social Class Stratification 235 Religion and Social Stratification Outcomes 236 Explaining the Connection Between Religion and Social Stratification 240 Socioeconomic Status and Style of Religiosity 244 Summary 246 10. Religion and Race 248 Race, Ethnicity, and Religious Identification 250 Racial Segregation in Congregations 253 Explaining Congregational Racial Segregation 255 Religion, Racial Prejudice, and Racism as a Worldview 258 Religion and Prejudice 258 Racism as a Worldview 259 Sources of Racism in Christianity 260 Meaning Factors 260 Belonging Factors 267 Institutional Factors 269 Social Conflict and Religious Expression: The Conflict Perspective 272 Summary 274 11. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 276 Gender and Religious Involvement 277 Feminization of Religion 279 Religion and Risk Tolerance 280 Sexism in the Religious Meaning and Belonging Systems 281 A Historical Overview of Gender Attitudes in Western Christianity 282 Religious Belonging Systems and Gendered “We” Versus “They” Thinking 285
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