1st Edition

The Social Psychology of Religion

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1975, this book is a completely rewritten, revised version of Michael Argyle’s standard work, Religious Behaviour, first published in 1958. A great deal of new research had appeared since that date, which threw new light on the nature and origins of religious behaviour, beliefs and experience.

    Preface  1 Introduction  2 Religious activity in Great Britain and the USA, 1900-73  3 Environmental and situational factors  4 Age and religion  5 Sex differences  6 Personality and religion  7 Social and political attitudes  8 Religion and personal adjustment  9 Sex and marriage  10 Social and economic factors  11 Theories of religious behaviour  Bibliographical index  Subject index

    Biography

    Michael Argyle, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi