A Content Analysis of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion from 1997 To 2001: where we have been and where we Hope to Go
This study reports the results of a content analysis of articles published in Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion for the period, 1997 to 200 I. The 50 articles published in the five-year period were examined with regard to the following information: 1) authors’ nations of origin and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2003
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Pages: 277-288 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social sciences
B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | This study reports the results of a content analysis of articles published in Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion for the period, 1997 to 200 I. The 50 articles published in the five-year period were examined with regard to the following information: 1) authors’ nations of origin and academic background; 2) types of information sources used; 3) religious affiliations represented; 4) the most frequent types of topics covered; and 5) differences in presentation of research (empirical, nonempirical). The results of the content analysis revealed four points of interest: 1) a need for empirical research employing more sophisticated methodological and analytical techniques; 2) a need for more non-Christian samples; 3) a need for better documentation of the religious affiliation of participants; and 4) a need for studies from disciplines outside of the social sciences (e.g., medicine and physical sciences). |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004496576_017 |