Köhrsen, Jens. (2017) When Sects become Middle Class: Impression Management among Middle Class Pentecostals in Argentina. Sociology of Religion, 78 (3). pp. 318-339.
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Abstract
Sect-to-church theory assumes that sects will become more church-like as members’ socioeconomic status improves. By abandoning tension-related characteristics, they decrease the level of tension with their social environment. Studying Pentecostal middle-class congregations in Argentina, this article shows that the reduction of tension involves impression management: the studied middle-class congregations display middle-class features (e.g., educational training) and selectively shield tension-related practices (e.g., glossolalia) from the glances of non-Pentecostal peers. Instead of abandoning tension-related practices to reduce tension, middle-class congregations strategically adjust their religious practices depending on the extent to which these are accessible for relevant outsiders, switching between sect-like and church-like styles of religion.
Faculties and Departments: | 01 Faculty of Theology > Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik > Religion und Wirtschaft (Köhrsen) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Köhrsen, Jens |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
ISSN: | 1069-4404 |
e-ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2020 14:41 |
Deposited On: | 08 Nov 2017 07:17 |
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