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Ranking Faiths
Religious Stratification in America
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2011
Summary
Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle dispel the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for all, documenting how religion has been a factor in the allocation of power from the colonial period through the present. From the time of the earliest settlements in America through today, the book demonstrates that some religious groups have had more access to economic, political, and social rewards than others, and they have benefited from laws and customs that have maintained religious inequality over time. While a few religious groups, such as Catholics and Jews, have experienced significant upward mobility over time, the social status of most has remained remarkably static over time. The book shows how religious inequalities developed, highlight where they remain in society today, and discuss what Americans can and should do about it.
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Copyright Year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0853-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0855-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
220
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1: Ranking Faiths No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter 2: Our Approach No access Pages 25 - 42
Chapter 3: Origins No access Pages 43 - 62
Chapter 4: Persistence and Change: 1787–1899 No access Pages 63 - 92
Chapter 5: Persistence and Change: 1900–2010 No access Pages 93 - 138
Chapter 6: Consequences No access Pages 139 - 162
Chapter 7: Summary and Implications No access Pages 163 - 182
Appendix 1. Data on American Elites No access
Appendix 2. Data Points Used to Estimate Amount of Religious Stratification (percent) No access
