ABSTRACTS
The Emergence of the Relationship Church-State: Max Weber’s Theme
Utilizing Weber’s explanations from The
Sociology of Religion, this paper examines three specific questions: First,
how can we best define church and state; second, what have been the
relationships between them in major civilizations; and, third, what is the
ideal typical construct most useful in thinking about these relationships.
It is suggested
that those nations, which accepted Christianity as a dominant religion,
developed a unique church-state relationship.
As a result of this relationship particular social arrangements, such as
state-theism, theocracy, and separatism emerged in eastern and western
Christian societies.
Protestant Groups and Their Beliefs in
This is a study of Presbyterians,
Baptists, Pentecostal, and Apostolic groups in
Furthermore, it
suggests that general uneasiness by Orthodox groups toward these Protestants is
unwarranted.
Contradictory Beliefs as a Factor of Illusory Correlation
This empirical survey examines
whether illusory correlation is the result of contradictory values. If so, any factors that affect strong beliefs
in contradictory values (i.e., cultural and personal validations, family
experiences and lessons, or transmission of family proverbs and adages) can
also affect illusory correlation.
Thirty-eight
African American students at Coppin State College were presented with a set of
contradictory values and then responded to an evaluating rating of two groups.
The results
indicate a significant correlation between contradictory values and illusory
correlation.
Kafeneia: A Case Study of Family Alienation
This is a participant observation
case study of Greek coffee houses undertaken in 1992 and 1995. The analysis suggests that conversations in
adult, male kafeneia serve several functions for the
participants.
Additionally, a
relationship is explored between the informal kouvenda leaders in such
establishments and the degree of their alienation from their families.
Self-Monitoring: The Case of Greek Male Conversationalists
This is an empirical case study of
twenty, Greek male coffeehouse conversationalists undertaken in 1997 and
1998. The analysis suggests that
traditional male self-images, in most instances, negate the expected
differences between high and low self-monitors.
The Apostle Saint Paul: A Sociological Perspective
Recent books and films, as well as
political campaigns, have brought Jesus back into the public eye, but the
apostle to the gentiles, whose epistles fill many pages in the New Testament
has been for generations under a cloud of contempt. Nevertheless, the small Jewish
sect he so fervently nourished and to which devoted his entire adult life
spread with uncanny rapidity through the Greco-Roman world. Why? Recent
scholarship and archaeological evidence suggests that Paul’s mission and work
was different from that which was attributed to him by the early fathers of the
church and later generations of church historians, theologians, and leaders of
current social movements. This research utilizes current evidence to show
The Relationship between Student Learning Styles, Selection
of Course Delivery Format, and Academic Performance
The goal of this research was to
investigate the role of student learning styles on student selection of, and
performance within, academic coursework which was delivered in either a full
online or in a traditionally face to face format. Kolb’s (2005) theory of
individual learning styles was used to designate participants’ preferred
cognitive strategy for incorporating new knowledge and experiences. Results
show that no unique relationship exists between student learning style and
their selection of a traditional face to face course compared to a fully online
course. Furthermore, student performance both within and across each course
delivery type was not influenced by learning style. Implications of these
finding are discussed.
