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Inventing American religion : polls, surveys, and the tenuous quest for a nation's faith / Robert Wuthnow.
Ebscohost Ebooks University Press Collection (North America) Available online
Ebscohost Ebooks University Press Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wuthnow, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public opinion polls--United States.
- United States--Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The time has come for serious questions to be asked about the polling industry's role in American religion. Understanding the place of polls and surveys in American religion requires stepping back in time, looking at how this method of seeking information began, and what happened to bring us to where we are today. 'Inventing American Religion' traces that history, examining the powerful rise of polling, and tackling the difficult questions of how we should think about polls and surveys in American religion today.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Survey Movement""; ""3. Measuring Belief""; ""4. Scientific Studies""; ""5. Pollsters as Pundits""; ""6. In Polls We Trust?""; ""7. Talking Back""; ""8. Taking Stock""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-025892-6
- 0-19-025893-4
- 0-19-025891-8
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