Historicizing the Secularization Debate: An Agenda for Research

TL;DR: The authors examined trends in religious instruction in the public schools of the United States and Australia from 1850 to 1950 and found that American education secularized farther and faster than Australian education because of its decentralized system of educational administration.

TL;DR: The authors analyzed contemporary ir/religiosity and spirituality in the Czech Republic using data from national censuses, international surveys and a specialized national survey on the de-traditionalization and individualization of religion from 2006.

TL;DR: In this article, the conjoint problem of history and sociology of religion is addressed, and the authors address the conjunctive problem of sociology and history in the context of religion.

TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that the degree of overlap of two individuals' friendship networks varies directly with the strength of their tie to one another, and the impact of this principle on diffusion of influence and information, mobility opportunity, and community organization is explored.

TL;DR: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Considerations for Getting Started and Techniques for Achieving Theoretical Integration are presented.

TL;DR: For instance, in the case of an individual in the presence of others, it can be seen as a form of involuntary expressive behavior as discussed by the authors, where the individual will have to act so that he intentionally or unintentionally expresses himself, and the others will in turn have to be impressed in some way by him.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present strategies for qualitative data analysis, including context, process and theoretical integration, and provide a criterion for evaluation of these strategies and answers to student questions and answers.