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Durkheim's theory of religion is approached from the perspective of his lifelong concern with the question of meaning and moral order in modern society. This emphasis naturally leads to a consideration of wider themes informing Durkheim's sociology of religion than are usually found in analyses focusing exclusively on his treatment of primitive religion inThe Elementary Forms of Religious Life(1964). Durkheim sees as the distinguishing feature of modernity the progressive emancipation of the individual from traditional sources of influence. The evolution toward greater individuation, culminating in the “cult of the individual” or “religion of humanity,” is set by Durkheim within the context of the role of collective ideals in promoting social change and in the maintenance of moral order. Religion, the major symbolic expression of societal wide ideals, is identified as the key variable which enables Durkheim to reconcile the competing demands of individuals for freedom with the interests of society in collective

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00199.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Proponents of hazardous and nuclear waste depositories label opponents to local siting of such facilities “NIMBYs” (Not In My Backyard). This study assesses the extent to which the NIMBY label and the strategies of industry proponents to reduce opposition function on a reasonable set of assumptions. Using survey data and multiple regression techniques, the levels of concern of residents living in the county selected as the site of a low level radioactive waste disposal facility (imminent threat condition) are compared with a statewide sample (hypothetical threat condition). Consistent with proponents' theoretical assumptions, the levels of concern are greater for respondents under conditions of imminent threat than of hypothetical threat. However, within the host county, levels of concern are lowest, albeit most polarized, in the community closest to the proposed site. A conflict theory approach enhances an understanding of these findings by suggesting that within the most proximate community levels of concern are lowest for citizens who stand to gain the most economic benefits from the facility but highest for those citizens who are least likely to derive tangible ga

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00200.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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This study evaluates deviance among academicians in university settings. A typology is suggested which includes two dimensions and delineates four basic types of academic deviance. The relationship of these types to university and disciplinary organization is offered as the sources of academic deviance are explained.

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00201.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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This study is a semiotic ethnography and ethnomusicological comparison of the rhetoric of violence found in two increasingly popular musical forms, rap and country. Based on the production‐of‐culture perspective, musical genres are considered socially constructed organizing principles and lyrics, the primary data, are viewed as ensembles of texts. The strategy is to address rap and country songs as they present claims concerning the focal concerns of trouble and toughness. First, analysis is framed in terms of three violent crimes–murder, manslaughter, and assault. Second, dimensions of toughness are specified–physical prowess and masculinity. This study illustrates the hidden resemblances between rap and country and highlights parallels between these essentially incompatible musical

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00202.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Axiomatic theory construction was used in this study to analyze the likelihood of participation in premarital sexual intercourse by college women. The sample consisted of 754 never‐married female students enrolled in a midwestern, residential university who responded to a sexual attitudes and behavior survey. Forty‐eight empirical propositions concerning premarital sexual intercourse were tested, nineteen of which were found to be statistically significant. Three derived propositions were reformulated from these findings, which in turn were utilized to develop two middle‐range theories: commitment theory and cultural milieu theory. These theories clearly demonstrate the role of changing personal and societal attitudes toward sexuality and perceived partner commitment in the decision to become sexually a

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00203.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Frontiers of Social Theory: The New Synthesis, edited by George Ritzer. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990, 434 pages, $49.50, hardback, $19.50, paper.Courts and the Poor, by Christopher E. Smith. Chicago: Nelson Hall, Inc., Publishers, 1991, 177 pages, $26.95, hardbound, $15.95, paper.Social Structure and Self‐Direction, by Melvin L. Kohn and Kazimierz M. Slomczynski. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1990, 301 pages, $39.95, hardback.Organizations: Structures, Processes, and Outcomes, by Richard H. Hall. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1991, 5th ed., 344 pages, $31.35, hardback.Toward an Ethic Of Higher Education, by Mortimer R. Kadish. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1991, 188 pages, $29.50, hardback.Of Human Bonding: Parent‐Child Relations Across the Life Course, by Alice S. Rossi and Peter H. Rossi. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1990, 542 pages, $62.95 cloth, $39.95 pa

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00204.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1993.tb00205.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY