Religion and Family in a Changing Society

by Penny Edgell

Book Overview

The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs. But since the 1950s, family life has been fundamentally reconfigured in the United States. How do religion and family fit together today?

This book examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691086753
• ISBN13: 9780691086750
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"