How Does the State Structure Secularization

TL;DR: Stark and Finke as discussed by the authors present an important treatment of the sociology of religious belief and should be considered required reading by anyone interested in the social standing and assessment of religion and stand as a model of clarity and rigor.

TL;DR: The sequel to Middletown returns to the same community in 1935, to examine the changes brought about by the prosperity of the late 1920s and the subsequent Depression as discussed by the authors.

Abstract: advocacy protest, Sniderman looks at whether or not they took part "in a peaceful protest rally" or "in a protest that turned violent." Perhaps there is no better way, empirically, to separate advocacy from adversary protests, and perhaps many more adversary protests do "turn violent." But I find it disturbing that Sniderman chose to classify protests on the basis of a factor he admits is irrelevant to the distinction he is making. Second, and more substantively, I think it would have been fruitful if Sniderman had looked more closely at the political roots of disaffection (unbalanced alienation) and commitment (unbalanced support). Are there any issues that seem to stand out as important to these people? Are they members of any political party? minority group? occupation? class? There are hints to the answers to some of these questions. But I was left wishing I knew more about why these people were disaffected or committed. (Perhaps the depth interviews could have been put to use here.) Nonetheless, this is a fine work of scholarship. Sniderman presents some important and interesting questions, and he answers them in a provocative and refreshing way. Anyone with an interest in the question of alienation and democracy will, I think, find much food for thought in this study.

TL;DR: In this article, Casanova surveys the role of religion in the public sphere of modern societies, focusing on five cases from two religious traditions (Catholicism and Protestantism) in four countries (Spain, Poland, Brazil, and the United States).

TL;DR: In this article, a case study of Islam and politics in post-communist Europe and the United States is presented, focusing on the theory of existential security and the consequences of Secularization.

TL;DR: Theda Skocpol et al. as discussed by the authors show that the United States nearly became a unique maternalist welfare state as the federal government and more than 40 states enacted social spending, labour regulations, and health education programmes to assist American mothers and children.