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Expositive ; Community College, Higher Education ; Adobe Reader ; Ryan T. Cragun, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa , Deborah Cragun, MS Human Genetics, Piotr Konieczny, PhD student in sociology, University of Pittsburgh ; Diagram, Figure, Narrative text, Other, Textbook ; ryantcragun@gmail.com ; SYG 000 - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY ; http://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/d2dc6098-15e7-a69f-3058-9c61987de846/1/Introduction_to_Sociology-v2.0.pdf

Expositive ; Community College, Higher Education ; Adobe Reader ; Ryan T. Cragun, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa , Deborah Cragun, MS Human Genetics, Piotr Konieczny, PhD student in sociology, University of Pittsburgh ; Diagram, Figure, Narrative text, Other, Textbook ; ryantcragun@gmail.com ; SYG 000 - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY ; http://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/d2dc6098-15e7-a69f-3058-9c61987de846/1/Introduction_to_Sociology-v2.0.pdf

Sociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of the complexity, the discipline of sociology subdivided over time into specialty areas. The first section of this book covers the foundations of sociology, including an introduction to the discipline, the methods of study, and some of the dominant theoretical perspectives. The remaining chapters focus on the different areas of study in sociology. This text is a wikibook, available at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology This webpage also has links to additional materials, such as videos and PPT slides. If you adopt this textbook, the authors request that you record it at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Course_Adoptions ; http://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/d2dc6098-15e7-a69f-3058-9c61987de846/1/Introduction_to_Sociology-v2.0.pdf ; SYG 000 - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY ; ryantcragun@gmail.com ; Diagram, Figure, Narrative text, Other, Textbook ; Ryan T. Cragun, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa , Deborah Cragun, MS Human Genetics, Piotr Konieczny, PhD student in sociology, University of Pittsburgh ; Adobe Reader ; Community College, Higher Education ; Expositive ; Sociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of the complexity, the discipline of sociology subdivided over time into specialty areas. The first section of this book covers the foundations of sociology, including an introduction to the discipline, the methods of study, and some of the dominant theoretical perspectives. The remaining chapters focus on the different areas of study in sociology. This text is a wikibook, available at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology This webpage also has links to additional materials, such as videos and PPT slides. If you adopt this textbook, the authors request that you record it at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Course_Adoptions ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet.

A growing body of research has begun to explore the religious and spiritual lives of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Missing from prior sociological research on this topic is how individuals outside the gender binary conceptualize the gender of god(s) and their own genders in the afterlife. Using data from a targeted survey of members of transgender listservs and online activist groups, this study explores two specific religious/spiritual beliefs of transgender and nonbinary individuals in comparison to cisgender individuals: (1) their conception of God's/gods' gender(s) and (2) their conception of their own gender in the afterlife. Many trans and nonbinary participants report both their future gender and the gender of any god(s) in which they believe as nonbinary, but not exclusively.

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With the advance of secularization in numerous countries and the growth of those who report no religious affiliation, more attention is being given to individuals who are not religious. Various scholars have proposed names for the individuals who report no religious affiliation and researchers have created categories for such individuals. The de facto term is now "nonreligion" or "nonreligious." However, even when the term "nonreligious" (Lee 2012) was put forward, there were serious reservations about labeling a group of people by what they are not. In this article, we detail why this is such a serious problem, and how this is only going to become more of a problem as this segment of national populations grows. We propose that we discontinue referring to such individuals as "nonreligious" and instead focus on the positive substance of their identities.

In this article, we examine the first author's experiences before, during, and after a vasectomy to uncover gaps in existing masculinities scholarship. Utilizing collaborative autoethnographic methods, we document some ways the first author's experience reveals (1) missing pieces in existing research into masculinities and vasectomies, (2) unanswered questions about manhood and reproductive justice, and (3) limitations in contemporary conceptualizations of hegemonic and compensatory manhood acts. In conclusion, we suggest some ways to extend masculinities scholarship by critically examining situational variations in what it means to be a man as well as some ways vasectomy experiences may influence these ideals.

In this article, we examine how religious leaders teach their followers to protect themselves and others from pornography. Based on archival materials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS, LDS Church, or Mormons), we analyze how LDS leaders, responding to the expansion of pornographic influence over the past 40 years, facilitated moral opposition to pornography by teaching their followers to (1) set moral examples for others, (2) save their women, and (3) protect their children. In so doing, however, LDS leaders, regardless of their intentions, reproduced cultural and religious discourses that facilitate the subordination of women and sexual minorities. Likewise, these discourses suggest strong negative outcomes associated with pornography. In conclusion, we draw out implications for understanding the facilitation of moral opposition across religious traditions, and the consequences these actions may have for the reproduction or reduction of social inequality.

This paper analyzes terminology in the sociology of religion to illustrate proreligious hegemony and the construction of deviant identities for the non-religious. The paper begins by analyzing the current terminology used to refer to the non-religious and makes suggestions for less-biased terminology. The article then uses the "found" terminology to illustrate how language and definitions function to marginalize the non-religious and turn them into a deviant, denigrated category in the sociology of religion.

Demonstrates definitively that the secularization thesis is correct, and religion is losing its grip on societies worldwideIn the decades since its introduction, secularization theory has been subjected to doubt and criticism from a number of leading scholars, who have variously claimed that it is wrong, flawed, or incomplete. In Beyond Doubt, Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun mount a strong defense for the theory, providing compelling evidence that religion is indeed declining globally as a result of modernization. Though defenses of secularization theory have been mounted in the past, we now have many years' worth of empirical data to illuminate trends, and can trace changes not just at a given point in time but over a trajectory. Drawing on extensive survey data from nations around the world, the book demonstrates that, in spite of its many detractors, there is robust empirical support for secularization theory. It also engages with the most prominent criticisms levied against the theory, showing that data that are said to refute the narrative of religious decline are easily explainable and in keeping with the broader tendency toward secularization. Beyond simply defending secularization theory, the authors endeavor to formalize it, offering clear definitions of relevant terms and creating propositions that can be repeatedly and accurately tested. Beyond Doubt offers the strongest argument to date for the existence of a global secularization trend, and will be a vital resource for students and scholars alike who study religion and secularism

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This paper uses a sample of Utahans to estimate the percentage of the state belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS, or Mormon Church). We find that the Mormon share of Utah's population is lower than is commonly believed. This finding has relevance for certain theories in the sociology of religion that make inferences about church growth and vitality based on the religious demography of Utah. We show how the process of secularization, changes in Mormon fertility, and shifts in migration into Utah combine to alter the religious landscape of the state. We close with a discussion of the implications of our findings for the sociology of religion.