Entry:
Hammond, Phillip E., The Protestant Presence in Twentieth-Century America. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1992.
Abstract:
Though many argue American mainline religions are losing their hegemony to secularization trends, the amount of time accorded the "sacred" aspects of life may remain constant; the recent rise of alternative religions may be a backlash of the "sacred" though for institutional reasons these movements aren't considered religious.
GSS Years:1973-1980
Other Data Sets:
Hammond 1988; Gallup 1980-1981
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| OTHER |
OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS |
| DENOM |
SPECIFIC DENOMINATION |
| RELIG16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED |
| DENOM16 |
DENOMINATION IN WHICH R WAS RAISED |
| OTH16 |
OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |