摘要:

Theories supporting the integrative role of religion have been questioned mainly on the ground that in complex and multi-religious societies, doctrinal differences between denominations result in differences in social behavior, thus contributing to a lack of integration. The present data indicate that, at least in reference to American businessmen and the American business creed, acceptance of the differences among denominations are not determined directly by differences in doctrines, but by social processes operating independent from these doctrines. Serving as a mechanism of boundary maintenance and integration, the particular doctrine helps the denominational social system become autonomous and responsive to other systems. Because denominational social systems have different status, size and rate of growth, interaction among them is instrumental and leads to the development of secular rationalities such as the acceptance of the business creed, which operate independent from the doctrine and help them adjust themselves to each other and to the larger society.

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574826

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

This study describes certain policy differences between city and suburban governments and attempts to link these to city-suburban differences in status and life style which have been described by urban sociologists. Differences in the social character of city and suburbs appear to result in identifiable contrasts in educational and municipal expenditure levels, and in levels and purposes of taxation and indebtedness. In larger urbanized areas, where status and life style differences between city and suburb are more pronounced, differences in the policy choices of city and suburban governments are great. But in smaller urbanized areas, where city-suburban social differences are small, there is less differential in the policy choices of city and suburban governments.

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574827

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

Lack of consensus concerning present American value orientations relative to individual initiative, self-reliance, and economic independence has argued strongly in favor of the development of an objective, reliable, valid measure of these orientations. A Likert-type Public Dependency Scale was developed for this purpose. Its final form consisted of 16 items with a reliability coefficient of .89 corrected to .94. Validity of the scale was demonstrated by applying it to five groups with known public dependency orientations.

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574828

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574829

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574830

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574831

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574832

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574833

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574834

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:0430-0696    

DOI:10.2307/2574836

出版商:The University of North Carolina Press    

年代:1965

数据来源: OUP