Family, religion, and social change in diverse societies / edited by Sharon K. Houseknecht, Jerry G. Pankhurst. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2000.Description: xiv, 395 pages : illistrations ; 25 cmContent type:
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Contents:
Jerry G. Pankhurst and Sharon K. Houseknecht -- part 1. Societal conflict and accommodation. Religion and the family in modern American culture Kevin J. Christiano ; Social change in Egypt: the roles of religion and family Sharon K. Houseknecht ; Family and religion in Sweden Irving Palm and Jan Trost ; Religion and family formation in Taiwan: the decline of ancestral authority Li-shou Yang, Arland Thornton, and Thomas Fricke -- part 2. Dramatic societal transformation. Belarus on the cusp of change: the relationship between religion and family in a newly open religious market Andrei Vardomatskii and Jerry G. Pankhurst ; The state, religion, and the family in Indonesia: the case of divorce reform Mark Cammack, Lawrence A. Young, and Tim B. Heaton ; Religious and familial networks as entrepreneurial resources in South Africa Gillian Godsell -- part 3. The context of innovation. Mormonism in France: the family as a universal value in a globalizing religion John Jarvis ; The rebirth of Judaism in Kiev after Babi Yar and communism: the interplay of family and religion M. Herbert Danzger ; "We don't celebrate Christmas, we just give gifts": adaptations to migration and social change among Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh children in England Heidi Larson -- part 4. Economic factors as a force for change. Land of the rising son? domestic organization, ancestor worship, and economic change in Japan Stephen R. Smith ; A Woman's pillow and the political economy of Kedjom family life in Cameroon Susan Diduk and Kent Maynard -- part 5. Gender and social change. Women, family, and Catholicism in Brazil: the issue of power Maria Jose Fontelas Rosado Nunes ; Converted women redefining their family roles in Mexico Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the religion-family linkage and social change--a neglected area of study Jerry G. Pankhurst and Sharon K. Houseknecht -- part 1. Societal conflict and accommodation. Religion and the family in modern American culture Kevin J. Christiano ; Social change in Egypt: the roles of religion and family Sharon K. Houseknecht ; Family and religion in Sweden Irving Palm and Jan Trost ; Religion and family formation in Taiwan: the decline of ancestral authority Li-shou Yang, Arland Thornton, and Thomas Fricke -- part 2. Dramatic societal transformation. Belarus on the cusp of change: the relationship between religion and family in a newly open religious market Andrei Vardomatskii and Jerry G. Pankhurst ; The state, religion, and the family in Indonesia: the case of divorce reform Mark Cammack, Lawrence A. Young, and Tim B. Heaton ; Religious and familial networks as entrepreneurial resources in South Africa Gillian Godsell -- part 3. The context of innovation. Mormonism in France: the family as a universal value in a globalizing religion John Jarvis ; The rebirth of Judaism in Kiev after Babi Yar and communism: the interplay of family and religion M. Herbert Danzger ; "We don't celebrate Christmas, we just give gifts": adaptations to migration and social change among Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh children in England Heidi Larson -- part 4. Economic factors as a force for change. Land of the rising son? domestic organization, ancestor worship, and economic change in Japan Stephen R. Smith ; A Woman's pillow and the political economy of Kedjom family life in Cameroon Susan Diduk and Kent Maynard -- part 5. Gender and social change. Women, family, and Catholicism in Brazil: the issue of power Maria Jose Fontelas Rosado Nunes ; Converted women redefining their family roles in Mexico Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola.

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