Handbook for Religion and Social Institutions is written for sociologists who study a variety of sub-disciplines and are interested in recent studies and theoretical approaches that relate religious variables to their particular area of interest. The handbook focuses on several major themes:

"Handbook for Religion and Social Institutions is written for sociologists who study a variety of sub-disciplines and are interested in recent studies and theoretical approaches that relate religious variables to their particular area of interest. The handbook focuses on several major themes:

Religion and Social Institutions.- Politics and Social Movements.- Economy.- Education.- Social Welfare.- Family and Life Cycle.- Family.- Adolescence.- Aging.- Religion and Inequality.- Race/Ethnicity.- Social Class.- Gender.- Religion and Social Control.- Law.- Crime/Deviance.- Adolescent Delinquency.- Religion and Culture.- Sport.- Media.- Technology.- Religion as a Social Institution.- Church Membership in America: Trends and Explanations.- Denominationalism/Congregationalism.- Religious Leadership/Clergy.- Religion and Social Institutions in a Global/Transnational Perspective.- Immigration.- Globalization.