Book Review: Immigrant Faith: Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-239
Author(s):  
Amy E. Savile
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Religion

Immigrant Religion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Alba ◽  
Nancy Foner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Western European ◽  
Social Divide ◽  
Immigrant Religion

This chapter describes how immigrant religion generally has become a more significant social divide, a greater challenge to integration, and a more common source of conflict with mainstream institutions and practices in Western Europe than in the United States. There are three main reasons for this. Of paramount importance are basic demographic facts. The religious backgrounds of immigrants in Western Europe and the United States are different, mostly Christian in the United States as compared to Western Europe, where a large proportion is Muslim. Muslims of immigrant origin in Western Europe also have a lower socioeconomic profile than those in the United States. Moreover, Western European native majorities have more trouble recognizing claims based on religion because they are more secular than religiously involved Americans.

scholarly journals Book Review: Pop Culture in Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Amy F. Fyn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Series ◽  
The World

What is the history behind the Dr. Who series? Which bands dominated the Britpop sound in the 1990s? Which fashion icons represent uniquely European pop culture in the twentieth century? Pop Culture in Europe, from ABC-CLIO’s Entertainment and Society around the World series, provides reliable content to patrons researching popular trends and entertainments across the pond. The title efficiently introduces residents of the United States to the stars and amusements primarily associated with Western Europe.

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