Charles Glock
| Charles Y. Glock | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1919 The Bronx, New York |
| Fields | Sociology, sociology of religion |
| Institutions | University of California |
| Alma mater | |
Charles Young Glock (born October 17, 1919) is an American sociologist whose work focuses on sociology of religion and survey research.
Charles Glock was born in the Bronx, New York in 1919. He earned a B.S. degree in marketing at New York University and an M.B.A. at Boston University. After four years of military service, Glock earned a Ph.D. in sociology at Columbia University. Glock was professor of sociology at University of California at Berkeley, California. He was twice appointed chair of the department.
Glock is probably best known for his five-dimensional scheme of the nature of religious commitment. His list consist of the following variables: belief, knowledge, experience, practice (sometimes subdivided into private and public ritual) and consequences
Glock's first four dimensions have proved widely useful in research, because generally, they are simple to measure survey research.
His five-dimensional scheme inspired other sociologists to compose their own measures of religiosity. One of the more complex spin-offs was Dr. Mervin Verbit's twenty-four dimensional measure.
Aside from his accomplishments in sociology of religion, Glock's other important work concerns the sociological and cognitive sources of prejudice. His book "Christian Beliefs and Anti-Semitism" co-authored with Rodney Stark is based on surveys finding quantitative data in support of a theory tying Antisemitism to selective elements in Christian indoctrination.
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