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Religious Deviance

Religious Deviance is a form of social deviance wherein beliefs, practices, or identities are deemed deviant due to their divergence from dominant religious norms, institutional doctrines, or societal expectations regarding religiosity.

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199

Authors

94

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2017–2026

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Publications

116

Hellfire and Delinquency

Travis Hirschi, Rodney Stark · Social Problems · 1969 · 495 citations

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Adolescent risk behaviors and religion: Findings from a national study

Jill Witmer Sinha, Ram A. Cnaan, Richard J. Gelles · Journal of Adolescence · 2006 · 457 citations · Full text

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Networks of Faith: Interpersonal Bonds and Recruitment to Cults and Sects

Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge · American Journal of Sociology · 1980 · 391 citations

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Religiosity in youth: A personal control against deviant behavior<sup>1</sup>

John Rohrbaugh, Richard Jessor · Journal of Personality · 1975 · 351 citations

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Comprehending cults: the sociology of new religious movements

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 206 citations

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Authors

199

  1. WS
    William Sims Bainbridge

    U.S. National Science Foundation, United States

    4 publications · 679 citations

    4

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  2. SJ
    Sung Joon Jang

    Baylor University, United States

    3 publications · 113 citations

    3

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  3. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 549 citations

    3

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  4. MH
    Mike Hepworth

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

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  5. RH
    Raymond H. Potvin

    Catholic University of America, United States

    2 publications · 164 citations

    2

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Institutions

94

  1. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    98 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    546 citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  4. Catholic University of America

    Washington D.C., United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    328 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    174 citations

  6. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    208 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    144 citations

  8. Kyonggi University

    Suwon, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 8 publications · 677 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 558 citations

    7

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  3. Deviant Behavior

    7 publications · 154 citations

    7

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  4. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 6 publications · 127 citations

    6

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  5. Journal of Contemporary Religion

    4 publications · 107 citations

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