Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Sociology and social work: Professional associations and faith groups

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Sociology and social work: Syllabi

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Sociology and social work: Recent research

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Sociology and social work: Articles

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  • Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought. Special edition on “Controversial Issues in Religion, Spirituality, and Social Work.” Vol. 28, Issue 1 & 2, Routledge, 2009.
  • “Disordered Eating Related Behaviors Among Arab Schoolgirls in Israel: An Epidemiological Study” by Yael Latzer, Orna Tzischinsky and Faisal Azaiza. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Vol. 40, No. 3 (2007): 263-70.
  • “Sociological Explorations: What is Religious Agency?” by Laura M. Leming. Sociological Quarterly. Vol. 48, No. 1 (2007): 73-92.
  • “Safe Havens or Religious ‘Ghettos’? Narratives of Islamic Schooling in Canada” by Jasmin Zine. Race, Ethnicity & Education. Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007): 71-92.
  • “Religion, Job Readiness, and Employment Outcomes: The Case of Latter-Day Saint Employment Resource Services” by John P. Bartkowski. Research on Social Work Practice. Vol. 17, No. 2 (2007): 188-98.
  • “Dealing With Uncertainty: Shamans, Marginal Capitalism, and the Remaking of History in Post-socialist Mongolia” by Manduhai Buyandelgeriyn. American Ethnologist. Vol. 34, No. 1 (2007): 127-47.
  • “The Impact of Religiousness, Spirituality, and Social Support on Psychological Well-Being Among Older Adults in Rural Areas” by Dong Pi Yoon and Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Vol. 48, No. 3⁄4 (2007): 281-298.
  • “Disabling Beliefs? Impaired Embodiment in the Religious Tradition of the West” by Nichola Hutchinson. Body and Society. Vol. 12, No. 4 (2006): 1-23.
  • “The Resistible Rise of Islamophobia” by Scott Poynting and Victoria Mason. Journal of Sociology. Vol. 43, No. 1 (2007): 61-86.
  • “A Note on National Churches: Ethnocultural Distinction, Socio-religious Compromise and State Regulation” by Paul-André Turcotte. Social Compass. Vol. 53, No. 4 (2006): 505-13.
  • “Beyond Beliefs: Religion and the Sociology of Religion in America” by David Yamane. Social Compass. Vol. 54, No. 1 (2007): 33-48.
  • “At Yesenia’s House…” by Sarah Stohlman. Qualitative Sociology. Vol. 30, No. 1 (2007): 61-80.
  • “Beyond the Nuclear Family? Familism and Gender Ideology in Diverse Religious Communities” by Penny Edgell and Danielle Docka. Sociological Forum. Vol. 22, No. 1 (2007): 26-51.
  • “The Religious Dimensions of the Grandparent Role in Three-Generation African American Households” by Sharon V. King, et al. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging. Vol. 19, No. 1 (2006): 75-96.
  • “Battered Black Women’s Use of Religious Services and Spirituality for Assistance in Leaving Abusive Relationships” Hillary Potter. Violence Against Women. Vol. 13, No. 3 (2007): 262-84.
  • “Risky Business: Assessing Risk Preference Explanations for Gender Differences in Religiosity” by Louis Marie Roth and Jeffrey Kroll. American Sociological Review. Vol. 72, No. 2 (2007): 205-20.
  • “Exploring the Links Between Spirituality and ‘Successful Ageing’” by Euan Sadler and Simon Biggs. Journal of Social Work Practice. Vol. 20, No. 3 (2006): 267-80.
  • “The Role of Religion in Health Care Access Among Drug Users” by Duane McBride, Rene Drumm, Alina Baltazar, Jimmy Kijai, Yvonne Terry-McElrath and Clyde McCoy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA., Aug 14, 2004.
  • “Spirituality diversity in social work practice: The Heart of Helping.” Social Work Education. Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 2000): 191-194.
  • “The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice: Views and Experiences of Social Workers and Students” by Philip Gilligan. British Journal of Social Work. Vol. 36, No. 4 (2006):617-637.
  • “Congregations more diverse, informal” by Cathy Lynn Grossman. USA Today, Dec. 22, 2008.
  • “Teenagers place their faith in witchcraft” by Maxine Frith. The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia), Sept. 30, 2007.
  • Bartkowski, John P. “Religion, Job Readiness, and Employment Outcomes: The Case of Latter-Day Saint Employment Resource Services.” Research on Social Work Practice. Vol. 17, No. 2 (2007): 188-98.
  • Buyandelgeriyn, Manduhai. “Dealing With Uncertainty: Shamans, Marginal Capitalism, and the Remaking of History in Post-socialist Mongolia.” American Ethnologist. Vol. 34, No. 1 (2007): 127-47.
  • Dong Pi Yoon and Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee. “The Impact of Religiousness, Spirituality, and Social Support on Psychological Well-Being Among Older Adults in Rural Areas.” Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Vol. 48, No. 3⁄4 (2007): 281-298.
  • Grant, D., Morales, A., & Sallaz, J. “Pathways to meaning: a new approach to studying emotions at work.” American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 115, No. 2 (2009): 1-37.
  • Hutchinson, Nichola. “Disabling Beliefs? Impaired Embodiment in the Religious Tradition of the West.” Body and Society. Vol. 12, No. 4 (2006): 1-23.
  • Latzer, Yael, Orna Tzischinsky and Faisal Azaiza. “Disordered Eating Related Behaviors Among Arab Schoolgirls in Israel: An Epidemiological Study.” International Journal of Eating Disorders. Vol. 40, No. 3 (2007): 263-70.
  • Leming, Laura M. “Sociological Explorations: What is Religious Agency?” Sociological Quarterly. Vol. 48, No. 1 (2007): 73-92.
  • Poynting, Scott and Victoria Mason. “The Resistible Rise of Islamophobia.” Journal of Sociology. Vol. 43, No. 1 (2007): 61-86.
  • Turcotte, Paul-André. “A Note on National Churches: Ethnocultural Distinction, Socio-religious Compromise and State Regulation.” Social Compass. Vol. 53, No. 4 (2006): 505-13.
  • Yamane, David. “Beyond Beliefs: Religion and the Sociology of Religion in America.” Social Compass. Vol. 54, No. 1 (2007): 33-48.
  • Zine, Jasmin. “Safe Havens or Religious ‘Ghettos’? Narratives of Islamic Schooling in Canada.” Race, Ethnicity & Education. Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007): 71-9.

Sociology and social work: Books

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  • The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman (New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997).
  • Sects, Cults, and Spiritual Communities: A Sociological Analysis. William W. Zellner and Marc Petrowsky. Praeger, 1998.
  • Spirituality and Religion in Social Work Practice: Decision Cases With Teaching Notes. T. Laine Scales. Council on Social Work Education, 2002.
  • Postmodernism, Religion and the Future of Social Work. Jean A Pardeck, John W Murphy and Roland Meinert. Routledge, 1998.
  • The sociology of religion. Max Weber. Beacon Press, 1993.
  • Sociology of religion: contemporary developments. Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos and Peter Kivisto. Rowman Altamira, 2002.
  • An introduction to the sociology of religion: classical and contemporary perspectives. Inger Furseth and Pål Repstad. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006.
  • Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Michele Dillon (ed.) Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States. Christopher Ellison, Robert Hummer, John Bartkowski and Lisa Pearce. Rutgers University Press, 2010.
  • Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America. Craig Harline. Yale University Press, 2011.
  • Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us About Religion in Our World. Michael O. Emerson, William A. Mirola and Susanne C. Monahan. Prentice Hall, 2010.
  • Are Muslims Distinctive? A Look at the Evidence. M. Steven Fish. Oxford University Press USA, 2011.

Sociology and social work: More links

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Sociology and social work: Case studies

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  • Cadge, Wendy; Peggy Levitt and David Smilde. “De-Centering and Re-Centering: Rethinking Concepts and Methods in the Sociological Study of Religion.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol. 50, No. 3 (Sept. 2011): 437-49.
  • Hayford, Sarah R. and Jenny Trinitapoli. “Religious Differences in Female Genital Cutting: A Case Study from Burkina Faso.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol. 50, No. 2 (June 2011): 252-71.
  • Peifer, Jared L. “The Economics and Sociology of Religious Giving: Instrumental Rationality or Communal Bonding?” Social Forces. Vol. 88, No. 4 (June 2010): 1569-94.

Sociology and social work: About the discipline

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The sociology program at MU is geared toward improving life in communities, especially those that are considered vulnerable. Some of the problems that communities face are cultural in the sense of a strong diversity in religious or ethical differences that act as barriers rather than bridges between people. Understanding religious differences can help bring about social change. The Center’s focus on religious literacy in the form of training and education can be a valuable tool for communities with high amounts of diversity. [Read more…]