Inventing American religion : polls, surveys, and the tenuous quest for a nation's faith /
Wuthnow, Robert.
Inventing American religion : polls, surveys, and the tenuous quest for a nation's faith / Robert Wuthnow. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (247 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The survey movement -- Measuring belief -- Scientific studies -- Pollsters as pundits -- In polls we trust? -- Talking back -- Taking stock.
The time has come for serious questions to be asked about the polling industry's role in American religion. Understanding the place of polls and surveys in American religion requires stepping back in time, looking at how this method of seeking information began, and what happened to bring us to where we are today. 'Inventing American Religion' traces that history, examining the powerful rise of polling, and tackling the difficult questions of how we should think about polls and surveys in American religion today.
9780190258917
Public opinion polls--United States.
Public opinion polls.
United States.
Electronic Books.
BL2525 / .I584 2015
Inventing American religion : polls, surveys, and the tenuous quest for a nation's faith / Robert Wuthnow. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (247 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The survey movement -- Measuring belief -- Scientific studies -- Pollsters as pundits -- In polls we trust? -- Talking back -- Taking stock.
The time has come for serious questions to be asked about the polling industry's role in American religion. Understanding the place of polls and surveys in American religion requires stepping back in time, looking at how this method of seeking information began, and what happened to bring us to where we are today. 'Inventing American Religion' traces that history, examining the powerful rise of polling, and tackling the difficult questions of how we should think about polls and surveys in American religion today.
9780190258917
Public opinion polls--United States.
Public opinion polls.
United States.
Electronic Books.
BL2525 / .I584 2015