ABSTRACTThis study examines how religious identity and boundaries are constructed at three separate levels: the institutional, the local, and the individual. Using the ca[...]

Food consumption practices among different social groups get attention from sociology scholars because of their symbolic meanings. At the same time, food consumption prac[...]

In this study, I investigate how the meanings of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences involving religion influence, create, and maintain symbolic boundaries in the LGBTQ+ co[...]

Recent sociological research considers the relationship between social and symbolic boundaries in a variety of social contexts. In this study, I build on such research by[...]