Social Change in Religious Organizations: Consequences of Clergy Decline in the U.S. Catholic Church

Using time series data from a sample of 59 Catholic dioceses and cross-sectional data on 3045 priests, we estimate population parameters for entrance, exit, and growth rates and for the age distribution of U.S. diocesan priests from 1966–73. Three series of population projections are made to 2000. A...

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Authors: Schoenherr, Richard A. (Author) ; Sorensen, Annemette (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1982
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1982, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-52
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