Religion is becoming an important and highly present factor in the lives of many adolescents and young adults in Brazil. In addition to creating more space for them to maintain close relationships and participate actively in a religious environment, some religions have promoted the dissemination of clearer standards and objectives, as well as punitive sanctions, with respect to many aspects of ...

In recent years, new Pentecostal-style churches have proliferated around the world. Expanding at astonishing rates in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches has shifted the global center of gravity of Christianity from the West to the global South. This dissertation takes a new approach to studying the impacts of such powerful new religious developments....

Endogenous Market-Clearing Prices and Reference Point Adaptation p. 2 Modeling Effect of Leaders in Ethno-Religious Conflicts p. 3 Calibrating Subjective Probabilities Using Hierarchical Bayesian Models p. 13 State-Dependent Risk Preferences in Evolutionary Games p. 23 Social Learning and Cumulative Innovations in a Networked Group p. 32 Understanding Segregation Processes (Abstract) p. 42 Soci...

WORKSHOP/CONSULTANCY PROPOSAL RATIONALE In the face of globalization, changing economic realities, demographic shifts, and religious pluralization, increasing awareness regarding religion in the workplace is proving to be vital in creating a harmonious professional environment. This field of study and diversity training is attracting growing interest from academics, management scholars, human r...