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May 31, 2012
Ritual and Routine in Everyday Life & Faith
Over the weekend I did my laundry, as is my custom, and it took my...
May 28, 2012
Sexual Expectations and Realities in Marriage
Who out there thinks they’re having too much sex? The answer appears to be: nearly...
May 25, 2012
Poverty and the “Model Minority”
As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month draws to a close during this election year, I...
May 24, 2012
Religious Affiliation and the Frequency of Orgasms
A apropos of nothing, here are some data about religion and sex. They come from the National Health...
May 23, 2012
Three Things I Love about Teaching Sociology of Religion Online
Part 3 in a Series on Teaching Sociology of Religion Online. Here I am again,...
May 21, 2012
The Centrality of Sex and the Failure of Unstable Relationships
[An excerpt from Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about...
May 18, 2012
The Ups and Downs of Teaching Sociology of Religion OnLine
Part 2 in a Series on Teaching Sociology of Religion Online. I've just finished my...
May 17, 2012
Self-Selection into Situations and Church
In the past few years, I've started to notice just how often I choose to...
May 16, 2012
Asian Americans on the Move
I recently had a chance to see the new Avengers movie and one of the...
May 14, 2012
Good News and Bad News in Marriage and Divorce Statistics
The subject of marriage is on many minds lately, not the least of which are...
May 11, 2012
Teaching Sociology of Religion Online
Part 1 in a Series on Teaching Sociology of Religion Online. Next week, I start...
May 10, 2012
Gender and Christianity: Why Do Women Pray More?
Here's a very interesting article by Stanford anthropologist, Tanya Luhrmann, about gender and prayer. Specifically, she...
May 09, 2012
Behind the Numbers: Asian Americans and Social Institutions
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Census provides a fact sheet of...
May 07, 2012
Wolves in Gaudy Sheepskin Clothing
“Fleecing the faithful,” it’s called. The sort of story featured on the front cover of...
May 04, 2012
Hard Work + Structural Advantages: 20+ Years of Korean Immigrant Businesses
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month everyone! May is a tough month to reflect on...
May 03, 2012
Worship and Place: Church Meeting in a Bar
Earlier this week I attended what a church calls their "Theology on Tap" series. In...
May 02, 2012
“The 21st Century Will be a Century of Ethics or It Will Not Be”
In a recent post on Black, White and Gray, Wheaton sociology professor Amy Reynolds asked...
May 01, 2012
Is There an Academic Bias against Religion? Appears so, at Least against Conservative Christians.
By George Yancey The question of academic bias has been one many people have argued...
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