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1 online resource (309 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 CONTEMPORARY FREEMASONRY: A NEGLECTED FIELD; Freemasonry: Background and Context; Sociological Research on Freemasonry; Theoretical Mechanisms: Explaining the Impact of Ritual; Method and Approach; Characteristics of the Research Sample; Organization of This Book; 2 PATHS TO MASONRY; Predisposing Factors; The Social Interplay between Secrecy and Curiosity; Organized/Organizing Encounters; Attractive/Attracting Aspects of the Craft; Unattractive Factors/Hurdles to Get Over; Overcoming the Hurdles; Discussion and Conclusion |
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3 TAKING THE DEGREESBefore the Candidate Arrives at the Lodge Hall; Preparing Candidates for the Degrees; Initiation: The First Degree; Working toward Understanding; The Second Degree; The Third Degree; After the Degrees Are Done; How Degrees Were Done; Conclusion; 4 SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE AND MEMBER INVOLVEMENT; Masonic Literature; Social Science Literature; Findings; Conclusion; 5 ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS AND MEMBER INVOLVEMENT; Membership Focus: Getting New Members or Retaining Existing Ones; Dues/Fees Structure; The Right to Participate in Lodge Activities-and When |
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Issues Surrounding Masonic Offices and Tasks in the LodgeHow Lodge Meetings Are Organized and Run; Interactions with the Wider Community; Conflict and Contentious Dynamics; Relationship with the Grand Lodge; Relationship with the Shrine; Demographic/Generational Issues; Conclusion; 6 FURTHER FACTORS IN MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND AN OVERALL EXPLANATORY FRAMEWORK; Educational Issues; The Impact of Members' Other Commitments and Activities; Thoughts on Gender; Moral and Ethical Benefits; Motivational Issues; Discussion: Analytical Typology; 7 CLAIMED LIFE CHANGES SINCE BECOMING A FREEMASON |
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Overall Changes (if Any)Claimed Social Changes in Respondents' Lives; Claimed Changes in Respondents' Character and Abilities; Conclusion; 8 CONTEMPORARY FREEMASONRY: THE DIRECTION FORWARD?; Social Demographics: The Craft versus Contemporary Society; Class and Status Issues: Complementary Evolution or Devolution?; Ritual Issues: Theoretical Expansion and Integrative Complications; Analytic Model: Convergence of Demographics, Social Stratification, and Ritual; Future Research and Implications; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C |
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DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
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Print version record |
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Kenney, J. Scott (James Scott), 1963-
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Kenney, J. Scott (James Scott), 1963- fast |
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Freemasons -- Canada -- Biography
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Freemasons fast |
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Freemasonry -- Canada
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Freemasons -- Canada -- Social conditions
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Freemasons -- Atlantic Provinces -- Interviews
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Freemasonry
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Canada
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Canada -- Atlantic Provinces
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Biographies
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Interviews
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781771121958 |
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1771121955 |
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