Archived News – November 2016
Nov
30
2016
Nov. 29, 2016
Wives who have a romantic view of marriage are less likely to do volunteer work, leading their husbands to volunteer less as well, according to a Baylor University study published in Sociological Perspectives journal. Lead author Young-Il Kim, Ph.D., research assistant professor in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), set out to test the claim of a study done more than 40 years ago that marriage is a “greedy institution” that makes it harder for couples to spend time and money on other people and institutions. The Baylor study also found that time spent solely with their wives was positively associated with husbands' reports of their own volunteering. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story to national media. She covers ISR research and faculty.)
Wives who have a romantic view of marriage are less likely to do volunteer work, leading their husbands to volunteer less as well, according to a Baylor University study published in Sociological Perspectives journal. Lead author Young-Il Kim, Ph.D., research assistant professor in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), set out to test the claim of a study done more than 40 years ago that marriage is a “greedy institution” that makes it harder for couples to spend time and money on other people and institutions. The Baylor study also found that time spent solely with their wives was positively associated with husbands' reports of their own volunteering. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story to national media. She covers ISR research and faculty.)
Nov
21
2016
Nov. 20, 2016
Thomas S. Kidd, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History and associate director of Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, and Matt Henderson, M.A. ’14, a sociology doctoral candidate at Baylor, are quoted in this article about how many evangelicals, following the presidential election, are struggling to heal wounds within their own congregations, while pondering their place in the greater culture.
Thomas S. Kidd, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History and associate director of Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, and Matt Henderson, M.A. ’14, a sociology doctoral candidate at Baylor, are quoted in this article about how many evangelicals, following the presidential election, are struggling to heal wounds within their own congregations, while pondering their place in the greater culture.
Nov
7
2016
Nov. 7, 2016
VIDEO: A Baylor sociologist’s research is cited in this article about how the Vatican has expanded its communication venues to include social media. Quoted is Paul McClure, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, whose study “Faith and Facebook in a Pluralistic Age” was published in the journal Sociological Perspectives. “The ‘Facebook effect’ is that all spiritual options become commodities and resources that individuals can tailor to meet their needs,” McClure said. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched McClure’s research in May to national media. She covers sociology research and faculty.)
VIDEO: A Baylor sociologist’s research is cited in this article about how the Vatican has expanded its communication venues to include social media. Quoted is Paul McClure, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, whose study “Faith and Facebook in a Pluralistic Age” was published in the journal Sociological Perspectives. “The ‘Facebook effect’ is that all spiritual options become commodities and resources that individuals can tailor to meet their needs,” McClure said. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched McClure’s research in May to national media. She covers sociology research and faculty.)