Religion, deviance, and social control

Name: Religion, deviance, and social control
Author: Rodney Stark

by Rodney Stark · 1996

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"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."--Jacket.

Deviant behaviorRelationsReligion and sociologyReligionsReligious pluralismSocial controlAbweichendes VerhaltenSociale controleGodsdienstReligionSoziale KontrolleAfwijkend gedrag