Religious Tastes and Styles as Markers of Class Belonging: A Bourdieuian Perspective on Pentecostalism in South America

Studies on the relationship between social class and religion tend to highlight the demographic dimension of class, but neglect its symbolic dimension. By addressing the symbolic dimensions through a Bourdieuian approach, this article contends that religious tastes and styles can be employed as class markers within the sphere of religion. A case study on Argentinean Pentecostalism and in-depth analysis of a lower and middle class church illustrate how symbolic class differences are cultivated in the form of distinctive religious styles. While the lower class church displays a style marked by emotional expressiveness and the search for life improvement through spiritual practices, the middle class church performs a sober and calm style of Pentecostalism. The study highlights the role of styles in the reproduction of class boundaries, while shedding a critical light on the importance of tastes

The economic performance of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in contrasting regional environments A theoretical and empirical investigation

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DXN015236 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Economic crisis and the crisis in economics Internal and external historical aspects of the development of monetary thought in the interwar period - a methodological appraisal

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX90698 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

The impact of connectivity technologies on e-flexible working practices of small and medium-sized enterprises in the North East of England

This paper examines the impact of flexible working practices of SMEs on the participation of women in the labour market in the North East of England. The empirical findings reveal that common flexible working practices of SMEs are likely to result in more part time jobs, hence preventing career progression amongst women