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Lisa A. Keister CV

Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Duke Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
2200 West Main Street (Suite 700), Durham, NC 27705
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Scholarly Works - Books


Catholics in America: A Social Portrait

Book · January 1, 2024 More than 20% of Americans are Catholic, and overall membership in the Catholic Church has remained relatively steady even as increasing numbers of people claim no religious affiliation. The rising prominence of Catholics in important leadership positions ... Full text Cite

Management and organizations in transitional China

Book · January 1, 2016 China’s 30-year market transition and its integration into the world economy provide a unique opportunity for exploring the nature of large-scale economic and political transformation and the mechanisms underlying organizational behavior during such a tran ... Full text Cite

Religion and inequality in America: Research and theory on religion’s role in stratification

Book · January 1, 2012 Religion is one of the strongest and most persistent correlates of social and economic inequalities. Theoretical progress in the study of stratification and inequality has provided the foundation for asking relevant questions, and modern data and analytic ... Full text Cite

Faith and money: How religion contributes to wealth and poverty

Book · January 1, 2011 For those who own it, wealth can have extraordinary advantages. High levels of wealth can enhance educational attainment, create occupational opportunities, generate social influence and provide a buffer against financial emergencies. Even a small amount o ... Full text Cite

Work and Organizations in China after Thirty Years of Transition

Book · 2009 This volume brings together current research by many of the top scholars studying these issues and provides a glimpse into the state of thinking on organizations and work at the start of the fourth decade of transition. ... Cite

Getting rich: America’s new rich and how they got that way

Book · January 1, 2005 Although the basic facts about wealth inequality are no longer a mystery, we still know very little about who the wealthy are, how they got there, and what prevents other people from becoming rich. That is, we know very little about the process of wealth m ... Full text Cite

Entrepreneurship

Book · 2005 Cite

Wealth in America

Book · 2000 Cite