William H Norman
Biographic Data
| ID | 188427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William H Norman |
| GIVEN NAMES | William H |
| FAMILY NAME | Norman |
| SIGNATURE | NORMAN W H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Graceland University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1924 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
Students as Theorists in a Criminology Course
As teachers of sociology we should help our students to understand the sociological perspective and the concepts, theories, and research findings of the field. We also should ask them to inquire, to think critically, and to endeavor to explain social phenomena systematically. In the introductory criminology course, students learn some of what sociologists know and think about crime and criminal behavior, but generally they experience the study of…
In Gods We Trust
Journal Article In Gods We Trust: New Patterns of Religious Pluralism in America (2nd ed.), edited by Thomas Robbins and Dick Anthony. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1990, xiv + 501 pp. $22.95 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 52, Issue 1, Spring 1991, Pages 136–137, https://doi.org/10.2307/3710730 Published: 01 M…
Life Stress and Social Supports in Depressed Inpatients
The presence of adequate social supports has been associated with a reduced incidence of psychological symptoms. It is unclear, however, whether the protective influence of social supports is because of a direct positive effect on psychological functioning or a stress-buffering effect. Furthermore, most research on life stress and social supports has focused on community-based rather than clinical samples. The present study attempts to clarify th…
Understanding Cults and New Religions
Journal Article Understanding Cults and New Religions, by Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1986, xi + 170 pp. $8.95 and The Lure of the Cults & New Religions, by Ronald Enroth. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1987, 137 pp. $6.95 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 4, Winter…
Hare Krishna in America
Journal Article Hare Krishna in America, by E. Burke Rochford, Jr. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1985, xiv + 324 pp. $25; $11 (paper) Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 2, Summer 1988, Pages 196–197, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711023 Published: 01 July 1988
The Complex Forms of the Religious Life, A Durkheimian View of New Religious Movements
Journal Article The Complex Forms of the Religious Life, A Durkheimian View of New Religious Movements, by Frances Westley. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1983, ix + 199 pp. $13.50 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 46, Issue 1, Spring 1985, Pages 90–92, https://doi.org/10.2307/3710910 Published: 01 March 1985
Beginnings in Ritual Studies
Journal Article Beginnings in Ritual Studies, by Ronald L. Grimes. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1982, xviii + 292 pp. $13.25 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Clarke College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 3, Fall 1983, Pages 261–262, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711511 Published: 01 October 1983
Asceticism in mysticism
Max Weber differentiated mysticism from active asceticism and regarded the two as polar orientations to the world. It is the contention here that, although Transcendental Meditation (TM) is based on a traditional Eastern otherworldly mysticism, it nevertheless serves to reinforce an innerworldly ascetic orientation. Evidence is presented that the TM technique is promoted as a means to mundane (worldly) ends and that elements of the belief system—…
Women's Worth
Learned helplessness in humans
Learned helplessness in humans
Kanzō Uchimura -Founder of the Non-Church Movement
Kanzō Uchimura
Kanzō Uchimura -Founder of the Non-Church Movement
Kanzō Uchimura
Medieval pottery from Cheam, Surrey
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Medieval pottery from Cheam, Surrey
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Kanzō Uchimura -Founder of the Non-Church Movement
Kanzō Uchimura
Kanzō Uchimura -Founder of the Non-Church Movement
Kanzō Uchimura
Learned helplessness in humans
Learned helplessness in humans
Asceticism in mysticism
Max Weber differentiated mysticism from active asceticism and regarded the two as polar orientations to the world. It is the contention here that, although Transcendental Meditation (TM) is based on a traditional Eastern otherworldly mysticism, it nevertheless serves to reinforce an innerworldly ascetic orientation. Evidence is presented that the TM technique is promoted as a means to mundane (worldly) ends and that elements of the belief system—…
Women's Worth
Beginnings in Ritual Studies
Journal Article Beginnings in Ritual Studies, by Ronald L. Grimes. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1982, xviii + 292 pp. $13.25 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Clarke College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 3, Fall 1983, Pages 261–262, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711511 Published: 01 October 1983
The Complex Forms of the Religious Life, A Durkheimian View of New Religious Movements
Journal Article The Complex Forms of the Religious Life, A Durkheimian View of New Religious Movements, by Frances Westley. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1983, ix + 199 pp. $13.50 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 46, Issue 1, Spring 1985, Pages 90–92, https://doi.org/10.2307/3710910 Published: 01 March 1985
Hare Krishna in America
Journal Article Hare Krishna in America, by E. Burke Rochford, Jr. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1985, xiv + 324 pp. $25; $11 (paper) Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 2, Summer 1988, Pages 196–197, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711023 Published: 01 July 1988
Understanding Cults and New Religions
Journal Article Understanding Cults and New Religions, by Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1986, xi + 170 pp. $8.95 and The Lure of the Cults & New Religions, by Ronald Enroth. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1987, 137 pp. $6.95 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 4, Winter…
Life Stress and Social Supports in Depressed Inpatients
The presence of adequate social supports has been associated with a reduced incidence of psychological symptoms. It is unclear, however, whether the protective influence of social supports is because of a direct positive effect on psychological functioning or a stress-buffering effect. Furthermore, most research on life stress and social supports has focused on community-based rather than clinical samples. The present study attempts to clarify th…
Students as Theorists in a Criminology Course
As teachers of sociology we should help our students to understand the sociological perspective and the concepts, theories, and research findings of the field. We also should ask them to inquire, to think critically, and to endeavor to explain social phenomena systematically. In the introductory criminology course, students learn some of what sociologists know and think about crime and criminal behavior, but generally they experience the study of…
In Gods We Trust
Journal Article In Gods We Trust: New Patterns of Religious Pluralism in America (2nd ed.), edited by Thomas Robbins and Dick Anthony. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1990, xiv + 501 pp. $22.95 Get access William H. Norman William H. Norman Graceland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 52, Issue 1, Spring 1991, Pages 136–137, https://doi.org/10.2307/3710730 Published: 01 M…
Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
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