This note reviews and synthesizes research on the effects of religion on various economic
and demographic behaviors of individuals and families in the United States, including the …

Previous research has shown that the faith in which a young woman is brought up has
important effects on the subjective costs and/or benefits of many decisions that she makes …

Her exaggerated coiffure, with its imitation curls and soaped curves that stick out at the side
of the head like fantastic gargoyles, is an offense to the eye. Her plated gold jewelry with …

A look at the intricate history of collegiate women's support networks—otherwise known as
sororities Sororities are often thought of as exclusive clubs for socially inclined college …

The family remains central to the continuity of the contemporary American Jewish
community. But how the Jewish family is Jewish (and 'how Jewish'Jewish families are) …

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern
religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law …

Using survey data from a nationally representative sample, this article explores how
marriage timing varies across major religious denominations. Survival analysis indicates …

Using the tools of economics, this book analyses how religion affects decisions and
outcomes in a wide range of areas, including education, employment, family size, entry into …

In Gender and American Jews, Harriet Hartman and Moshe Hartman interpret the results of
the two most recent National Jewish Population Surveys. Building on their critical work in …

Objective. Identity politics has dominated contemporary analyses of protest movements.
Although multiple identities are commonplace, progress in delineating their empirical …