03572cam a2200409 a 4500 14770259 AUA.1 20151112155356.0 070315s2006 nyua bs 001 0 eng d 2007272416 9780976697367 097669736X (OCoLC)ocm70869057 NGR NGR PIT YDXCP OCLCQ BAKER YDX IQU DLC lccopycat n-us--- BL 2525 .K676 2006 Kosmin, Barry A. (Barry Alexander) 2582 Religion in a free market : religious and non-religious Americans : who, what, why, where / Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar. Ithaca, NY : Paramount Market Pub., c2006. xx, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "Analysis is based largely on ... the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) of 2001"--P. xv. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: American religion, religious brands, and markets -- The national profile of religious identification in the United States -- Belief, belonging, and behavior -- Religious switching -- Who are the religious and non-religious? -- Household and family characteristics -- Geographic distribution of religions -- Gender and socioeconomics -- Socioeconomic rankings -- Patterns of consumption of modern technologies -- Religious affiliation and recruitment -- Membership patterns among specific religious groups -- Religion and political party preference -- Race and ethnicity in religious identification -- Profile of the American Muslim population -- Current and future trends. From the pulpits to the op-ed pages, several messages about religion in the U.S. are heard again and again: It's said that Americans are flocking to churches and other religious institutions in greater numbers than ever before, that non-Christian faiths are growing rapidly, and that a new religious fervor among the young is filling up the pews. All of these frequently heard messages are incorrect, according to this book. The book, by professors Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., is based on a major national survey which they conducted. The U.S. Census is prohibited from asking questions about religion, so this survey, the American Religious Identification Survey, contains the most complete and reliable source of data on religion in America today. This book argues that religion in America can best be understood as a product on offer in the marketplace of ideas. It says that "religious ferment in America is as strong as it has ever been, so whatever you learned about religion in the U.S. a generation ago is out of date." United States Religion 21st century. 2583 United States Religion 21st century Statistics. 2584 United States Religious life and customs. 2585 Keysar, Ariela, 1955- 2586 American religious identification survey 2001. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0709/2007272416.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BL 2525 .K676 2006 732 732 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2011-08-15 Donation, Dr. Jan Paulsen 25.00 AUA000894 1 BL 2525 .K676 2006 AUA000894 2016-10-10 00:00:00 2016-10-06 25.00 2011-08-15 BOOK