Penny Edgell

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Sociology 909 Social Science Bldg. 267 19th Ave S

Curriculum Vitae

Department Affiliations

Shared Visions? Diversity and Cultural Membership in American Life: Edgell, Penny, Eric Tranby, Social Problems, 57(2) 175-204, 2010.
Religious Influences on Understandings of Racial Inequality in the United States: Edgell, Penny, Eric Tranby, Social Problems, 54(2) 263-288, 2007.
Atheists as 'Other': Moral Boundries and Cultural Membership in American Society: Edgell, Penny, Joseph Gerteis and Douglas Hartmann, Amercian Sociological Review, 72(2): 211-234, 2006.
Religion and Family in a Changing Society. Edgell, Penny, Princeton University Press, Series in Cultural Sociology, Author, 2006.
Work, Family, and Religous Involvement for Men and Women: Edgell, Penny, Heather Hofmeister, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40(4) 707-722, 2001.
Congregations in Conflict: Cultural Models of Local Religious Life. Edgell, Penny, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Making Inclusive Communities: Congregations and the "Problem" of Race: Edgell, Penny, Social Problems, 45(4): 451-472, 1998.
Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader. Edgell, Penny, co-editor, Alto Mira Press/Sage, Co-Editor, 1997.

American Mosaic Project: Study of race, religion, identity, ideals of citizenship, and tolerance in American life, Fall 2002 - Fall 2005
Religion and Family in Diverse Communities: Study of the links between religion and family life in the United States, drawing on a national survey of over 2000 Americans with oversamples of African-American and Latino populations, Fall 2003 - Fall 2005

American Sociological Association Sociology of Religion section Book Award, 2006
Best Book Award, American Sociological Association Religion Section, 2000
Visiting Faculty Fellow, Princeton University