Persistence and Change in the Protestant Establishment

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Ralph E. Pyle

Book Code: C5487

ISBN: 0-275-95487-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95487-1

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176 pages, tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 8/30/1996

List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Religion in the Age of Transformation

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This carefully written book does a good job of describing the empirical results.
—Social Forces

Description: Here, sociologist Ralph Pyle investigates the extent to which a male-dominated, Ivy League educated Protestant establishment in the United States since World War II has given way to an elite whose diversity is more representative of the general population. While there is evidence that major changes have diminished the social, political, and economic prerogatives of the traditional Protestant establishment, the author finds that those in command positions of the most influential institutions bear a strong resemblance to their predecessors who directed affairs in an earlier era. Even if the current expansion of influence among previously disempowered groups continues at its present rate, the disproportionate power of white Protestant Ivy Leaguers will persist for several decades to come.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Theoretical Orientation: Explanations for Persistence and Change in the Establishment
Evolution of the Protestant Establishment, 1950-1992
Higher Education and the Establishment
Conclusion
Appendix A: Gender Representation among the Elite
Appendix B: Methodology
References
Index

LC Card Number: 96-10426

LCC Class: HN90

Dewey Class: 305


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