Religion in Western Society (Sociology for a Changing World, 5)

This book offers a comprehensive account of the nature and expression of contemporary forms of religion in Western societies. Drawing both on recent original work and classical and contemporary conceptual frameworks, it examines the beliefs, practices, patterns of organisation and significant trends in both mainstream and fringe religions including cults and quasi-religions. Competing arguments and theories about key developments are treated fully and fairly and there is a clear sense throughout of the social context. The approach is broadly sociological and the well-paced, jargon-free writing style and clearly sectioned chapters make this an ideal text for teaching and study purposes, both in sociology and religious studies. Amongst the themes and concerns covered are:* what we mean in the first place by religion* secularisation and new expressions of religiosity* the effect of religion on society and the relationship between religion and social change* the links between belief, belonging and social identity* contemporary Christianity and the religions of ethnic minorities in the West * globalisation, religious pluralism and postmodernitySTEPHEN J. HUNT is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of West of England, Bristol. He has written widely on contemporary Christianity and new religious movements.

Religion in Western Society (Sociology for a Changing World)

History

Hunt, Stephen J.

World

Red Globe Press

This book offers a comprehensive account of religion in Western societies, focusing particularly on Western Europe and North America but taking in developments elsewhere around the globe as appropriate. Offering a guide to the principal forms of religion

What does it take to turn an underperforming business into roaring success? 
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Discover how one of Australia’s most successful hotel publicans turned his $100 backyard beer garden into a $100 million pub empire. 
In his straightforward and down-to-earth Australian style, Stephen J. Hunt outlines the blueprint and frameworks he uses to turn failing and under-performing businesses into multi-million-dollar successes. 
You’ll learn how to: turn your passion into profit and assess the right business opportunities for you rebrand (on a budget) to exponentially increase the value of a business develop a bullet-proof team culture that creates loyalty for life negotiate the best price when buying or selling a business pitch to investors using language they understand and value. 
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Find. Build. Sell.: How I Turned a $100 Backyard Bar into a $100 Million Pub Empire

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Personal Finance

wiley

Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction

Alternative religions attract great public, academic and government interest in our apparently post-Christian society. Yet how did all the "alternatives" develop, what are their beliefs and practices and how significant are their impact in terms of the world's religions and society? This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the major forms of alternative religions: cults, sects, new religious movements, the New Age, fundamentalism, Pentecostalism, ethnic religions and quasi religions. Stephen Hunt presents sociological insights into the rise of alternative religions, their beliefs and practices, their impact, who joins them and why, and how they are being classified and could be re-classified in the future. Public and legal controversies surrounding some alternative religions, such as the so-called "dangerous cults", are also explored. Offering a broad introduction to alternative religions, this book offers students added insights into contemporary themes such as secularization, post-modernity, links between religion, healing and human potential, and changes in our global culture.

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Social Sciences

Ashgate Pub Ltd

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Bear Scare (Adventures of Scooter and Jake, 4)

Roper, Gayle G.

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Chariot Family Pub

The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction

Dramatic social transformation in Western society over recent decades has had a profound impact on the way the life course is studied. While people continue to experience the implications of class, gender, ethnicity and, of course, age, they are more than ever able to take personal control of their own lives. The Life Course considers how, in a diverse and uncertain world, the previously predictable stages of life are no longer fixed but increasingly open to change. Focusing on continuities and change, this book looks not only at the different 'phases of life', but also at the transformation of a number of closely related social institutions such as the family, education and the workplace. Recognising that the established cradle-to-grave view is now outdated, the trajectory from infancy and youth to later and end-of-life is followed not as a stable object of study, but as a starting point for critical analysis. This second edition offers an essential overview of the sociology of the life course, incorporating both contemporary and conventional perspectives. It calls upon current theorising around the life course as well as on up-to-date empirical research data. This thought-provoking text is relevant to researchers and students of life course studies and sociology, as well as to those in nursing, social work and related caring professions.

Life Course, The: A Sociological Introduction

Parenting & Relationships

Dramatic social transformation in Western society over recent decades has had a profound impact on the way the life course is studied. While people continue to experience the implications of class, gender, ethnicity and, of course, age, they are more than ever able to take personal control of their own lives. The Life Course considers how, in a diverse and uncertain world, the previously predictable stages of life are no longer fixed but increasingly open to change. Focusing on continuities and change, this book looks not only at the different 'phases of life', but also at the transformation of a number of closely related social institutions such as the family, education and the workplace. Recognising that the established cradle-to-grave view is now outdated, the trajectory from infancy and youth to later and end-of-life is followed not as a stable object of study, but as a starting point for critical analysis.This second edition offers an essential overview of the sociology of the life course, incorporating both contemporary and conventional perspectives. It calls upon current theorising around the life course as well as on up-to-date empirical research data. This thought-provoking text is relevant to researchers and students of life course studies and sociology, as well as to those in nursing, social work and related caring professions.

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Religion in Western Society (Sociology for a Changing World)

Religion in Western Society (Sociology for a Changing World, 5)

Find. Build. Sell.: How I Turned a $100 Backyard Bar into a $100 Million Pub Empire

Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction

Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction

Bear Scare (Adventures of Scooter and Jake, 4)

Life Course, The: A Sociological Introduction

The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction