BIBFRAME Work

Title

Catholics in America

Type

  • Text
  • Monograph

Contribution

Subject

  • Catholics--Religious life--United States (LCSH)
  • Catholics--United States--History (LCSH)
  • United States--Ethnic relations (LCSH)
  • Catholic families--United States (LCSH)
  • Catholics--United States--Social conditions (LCSH)
  • Catholic Church--United States--History. (LCSH)

Language

Illustrative Content

Classification

  • DDC: 282.73 (Assigner: dlc)
  • LCC: E184.C3 K27 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

Supplementary content

Summary

"Despite these important issues, no recent work has addressed who Catholics are and what they believe about religious and secular issues, including how Catholics compare to other Americans. In the past, academics devoted considerable attention to Catholics, writing notable social profiles that highlighted issues that were once relevant to Despite these important issues, no recent work has addressed who Catholics are and what they believe about religious and secular issues, including how Catholics compare to other Americans. In the past, academics devoted considerable attention to Catholics, writing notable social profiles that highlighted issues that were once relevant to understanding the Church and its members. These past profiles documented important differences in Catholics' socioeconomic status (SES), attitudes, and beliefs (D'Antonio et al. 2001, D'Antonio, Dillon and Gautier 2013, Greeley 1977a). Past scholarship described Catholics as largely white with almost exclusively European ethnic ties, an accurate portrayal at the time. Subsequent scholarship focused on understanding rising SES trends among the descendants of those immigrants, documenting significant changes in their education levels, the role of Catholic schools in facilitating upward social and economic the Church and its members. These past profiles documented important differences in Catholics' socioeconomic status (SES), attitudes, and beliefs (D'Antonio et al. 2001, D'Antonio, Dillon and Gautier 2013, Greeley 1977a). Past scholarship described Catholics as largely white with almost exclusively European ethnic ties, an accurate portrayal at the time. Subsequent scholarship focused on understanding rising SES trends among the descendants of those immigrants, documenting significant changes in their education levels, the role of Catholic schools in facilitating upward social and economic"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Catholics in America -- Social Origins -- Family: Marriage, Divorce, and Fertility -- Achievements: Education, Work, Income, and Wealth -- Catholicism Evolving: Leaving, Joining, and Staying with the Church -- Religious Beliefs and Practices -- Politics -- Social Issues.

Authorized Access Point

Keister, Lisa A., 1968-. Catholics in America

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Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:05.663004+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23709484

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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