Citation

Bainbridge WS. Behav. Brain Sci. 2006; 29(5): 463-464.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X06239104

PMID

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Abstract

Research on religion can advance understanding of social cognition by building connections to sociology, a field in which much cognitively oriented work has been done. Among the schools of sociological thought that address religious cognition are: structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, phenomenology, and, most recently, exchange theory. The gulf between sociology and cognitive science is an unfortunate historical accident.

Language: en

Keywords

human; cognition; suicide; morality; artificial intelligence; drug abuse; article; antisocial behavior; juvenile delinquency; sexual behavior; social psychology; religion; phenomenology; symbolism; social belief; behaviorism; computer simulation; sociological theory