Inequality and the Altruistic Life: A Study of the Priestly Vocation Rate

This article takes the rate of new incorporations into the Catholic priesthood within national societies as a social fact revealing underlying societal tendencies of broad theoretical relevance extending well beyond the study of religion. Our emphasis lies on the impact of income inequality on the p...

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Authors: Fishman, Robert M. 1955- (Author) ; Gervasoni, Carlos (Author) ; Stater, Keely Jones (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 575-595
Further subjects:B priestly vocations
B Development
B Altruism
B Durkheim
B Inequality
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