Talcott Parsons's sociology of religion and the expressive Revolution: The problem of western individualism

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-318

  Turner, Bryan S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Expressive revolution; Individualism; Romantic love; Secularization

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844532071     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: 17412897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X05057868     Document Type: Review

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