Sociology of Religion

U.S. Counties with Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents, According to Study by LSU and Baylor University ...

8 Feb 2012

Counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes — than do those that rely on large companies with “absentee� owners, according to a national study by sociologists at LSU and Baylor University.

Epilogue: Former Eckerd College dean Clark Bouwman was crusader for social justice

8 Feb 2012

By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 8, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Two bachelor's degrees, divinity school and a Ph.D. studying class, religion and culture taught Clark Bouwman a lot about human nature. A chance to shape the sociology curriculum of a new college gave him a chance to put that knowledge to work. Dr. Bouwman, a professor and dean at Florida Presbyterian College from ...

Former Eckerd College dean Clark Bouwman dies at 92

8 Feb 2012

By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Times Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Two bachelor's degrees, divinity school and a Ph.D studying class, religion and culture taught Clark Bouwman a lot about human nature. A chance to shape the sociology curriculum of a new college gave him a chance to put that knowledge to work. Dr. Bouwman, a professor and dean at Florida ...