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Religion, Deviance, and Social Control

by Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
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Overview

Does religion have the power to control individual behavior? Can a person's commitment to religion keep him or her from abusing drugs or committing suicide? In Religion, Deviance, and Social Control, Bainbridge and Stark argue that religion does in fact have the power to shape behavior.

About the Author, Rodney Stark

Rodney Stark is Professor of Sociology and of Comparative Religion, University of Washington. William Sims Bainbridge is Director of the Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation

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Book Details

Published
January 11, 2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Pages
200
ISBN
9781135771591

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