Underlife in a Baptist Church
This paper applies Goffman's concept of the underlife of an organization to the study of a Baptish church. Central to the underlife framework is the individual's secondary adjustment, the type of behavior or arrangement whereby the person seeks clandestine rewards while attempting to appea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1982
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Review of religious research
Year: 1982, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 138-152 |
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| Summary: | This paper applies Goffman's concept of the underlife of an organization to the study of a Baptish church. Central to the underlife framework is the individual's secondary adjustment, the type of behavior or arrangement whereby the person seeks clandestine rewards while attempting to appear sincerely engaged in his role. A number of types of secondary adjustment and their functions are described, leading to the conclusion that the church has a complex underlife, and that it is, therefore, an important aspect of church structure. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511103 |