Ethnic groups struggle for status: The role of religion
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Yusupova G.N. Ethnic groups struggle for status: The role of religion. Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal = Sociological Journal. 2012. No. 3. P. с. 143-158. (in Russ.).
Abstract
This article is devoted to theoretical analysis of the mechanisms and factors of ethnic groups struggle for status and particularly instrumental role of religion as a cultural phenomenon. The ideological foundation of ethnic status issues is considered in the perspectives of theories of social stratification by P. Sorokin, M. Weber. The methodological basis for the analysis is F. Parkin’s theory that analyzes two main mechanisms of status change — exclusion and usurpation, and E. Gellner's and D. Horowitz's theories of nationalism. The author comes to the conclusion that the main condition for maintaining (or changing) a special status of ethnic groups by religion are monopolizing resources, legitimating of special rights, and creation of unique cultural traits.
Keywords:
, social stratification, religion, nationalism, power legitimacy
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Tishkov V.A. Jetnologija i politika. Nauchnaja publicistika. Moscow: Nauka, 2001. (In Russ.)
Appleby R.S. The ambivalence of the sacred: Religion, violence, and reconciliation. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.
Barnhart J. The Incurably religious animal in Sahliyeh. New York: State University of New York Press, 1990. P. 27–32.
Berger P.L. The sacred canopy: Elements of a sociological theory of religion. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967.
Billings D.B., Scott S.L. Religion and political legitimating. Annual Review of Sociology, 1994.
Bonacich E.A. Theory of ethnic antagonism: The split labor market. Social stratification, class, race and gender in sociological perspective. [Ed. by D.B. Grusky]. Oxford: Westview Press, 1994. P. 474–486.
Brubaker R. Religion and nationalism: Four approaches [online]. Date of access 25.08.2012. URL:
Demerath N.J., Williams R.H. A bridging of faiths: Religion and politics in a New England City. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.
Lincoln B. Religion, rebellion, revolution. L.: Macmillan, 1985.
Horowitz D.L. Ethnic groups in conflict. Berkeley; Los Angeles; L.: University of California Press, 1985.
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Parkin F. The social analysis of class structure. L.: Tavistock Publications, 1974. P. 122.
Thompson R.H. Theories of ethnicity. A critical appraisal. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. P. 91.
Weber M. Class, status and party. From Max Weber: Essays on sociology. [Ed. by. H.H. Gerth, C. Mills]. New York: Oxford University Press, 1948.
Williams R.H. Religion as a political resource: Culture or ideology?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol. 35. No. 4. Dec. 1996.
Wuthnow R., Witten M. New directions in the study of culture. Annual Review of Sociology. 1988. No. 14. P. 49–67.
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Yusupova, G.N. 2012. Ethnic groups struggle for status: The role of religion. Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal = Sociological Journal. 3 (Oct. 2012), с. 143-158.
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