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The Ministry: An Empirical Analysis Of Roles And Role Discord With Emphasis On Rural-Urban Differentials, Orville R. Cunningham
The Ministry: An Empirical Analysis Of Roles And Role Discord With Emphasis On Rural-Urban Differentials, Orville R. Cunningham
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Ministers occupy a status-position within a social system that carries a well-defined set of cultural expectations about their roles. The membership of the minister’s church, the community at large, and the minister himself formulate ideas and expectations about the function of his roles. Whenever the minister performs his roles in a manner that is contrary to the expectations of the membership of his church or the community the result is a role discord. Role discord also occurs when the minister performs his roles in a way that contradicts his own self-image of his roles. Therefore, this thesis will have as …
Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 4 – The Sociology Of Early Adulthood, Wku Sociology
Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 4 – The Sociology Of Early Adulthood, Wku Sociology
WKU Archives Records
Table of Contents:
- Balswick, Jack O. & Charles W. Peek. The Inexpressive Male & Family Relationships During Early Adulthood
- Birkelbach, Ronald D. & Louis A. Zurcher, Jr. Some Socio-Political Characteristics of Anti-Pornography Campaigners
- Doby, John T. Social Change, Conflict & Planning: A Theoretical Interpretation
- Elder, Glen H. Jr. Marriage Mobility, Adult Roles & Personality
- Fendrich, James M. & Michael A. Pearson. Alienation & Its Correlates Among Black Veterans
- Jackson, Audrey R. The Changing Parent: An Evaluation of Miller & Swanson’s Socialization Thesis
A Survey Of The Snake-Handling Cult Of West Virginia, Kenneth Paul Ambrose
A Survey Of The Snake-Handling Cult Of West Virginia, Kenneth Paul Ambrose
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
For over half a century the snake-handling cult has been active in the United States, especially in the Appalachian area. There has been little scientific information published about this cult. The two major works were mainly confined to a single church in Durham, North Carolina, and a single church in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. This investigator studied four churches in West Virginia, and one in Durham, North Carolina, for two and a half years to gain a deeper understanding of these people and their religious behavior.