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Social cognition of religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2006

William Sims Bainbridge
William Sims Bainbridge*
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Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA22230http://mysite.verizon.net/wsbainbridge
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wbainbri@nsf.gov
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Abstract:

Research on religion can advance understanding of social cognition by building connections to sociology, a field in which much cognitively oriented work has been done. Among the schools of sociological thought that address religious cognition are: structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, phenomenology, and, most recently, exchange theory. The gulf between sociology and cognitive science is an unfortunate historical accident.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 463 - 464
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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1. The author of this commentary is employed by a government agency and, as such, this commentary is considered a work of the U.S. government and not subject to copyright within the United States. However, any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.