Darren Sherkat
{{Short description|American sociologist (born 1965)}}
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| alma_mater = University of Tulsa, Duke University
| thesis_title = Religious socialization and the family: an examination of religious influence in the family over the life course
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Darren E. Sherkat (born December 31, 1965){{cite web | url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013062441.html | title=Darren E. Sherkat | work=Library of Congress | accessdate=27 January 2016}} is an American sociologist and professor in the department of sociology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale).
Education
Sherkat received his B.A. in sociology in 1987 from the University of Tulsa, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University in 1989 and 1991, respectively.{{cite web | url=http://cola.siu.edu/sociology/_common/documents/cvs/sherkatcv0113.pdf | title=Darren Sherkat Curriculum Vitae | work=Southern Illinois University Carbondale | accessdate=27 January 2016 | archive-date=1 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201140940/http://cola.siu.edu/sociology/_common/documents/cvs/sherkatcv0113.pdf | url-status=dead }}
Career
In 1991, Sherkat joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University as an assistant professor of sociology. He became an associate professor there in 1996 and remained one until leaving Vanderbilt for SIU Carbondale in 2001, where he again became an associate professor of sociology. From 2002 to 2005, he was the director of graduate studies in SIU Carbondale's sociology department, and in 2004, he became a full professor there.
Research
In the field of sociology, Sherkat is known for studying religion-related topics, as well as those pertaining to family and politics.{{cite web | url=http://cola.siu.edu/sociology/faculty-staff/faculty/sherkat.php | title=Darren Sherkat | work=SIU Carbondale | accessdate=27 January 2016}} Specific topics pertaining to religion he has studies include the unaffiliated,{{cite web | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2008/0226/p01s01-ussc.html | title=Many Americans switch religious denominations, study finds | work=Christian Science Monitor | date=26 February 2008 | accessdate=27 January 2016 | author=Lampman, Jane}} the factors that lead to churches being either successful or unsuccessful,{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/06/10/making-a-good-church-great-requires-change-author-says/ | title=Making a good church great requires change, author says | work=Chicago Tribune | date=10 June 2005 | access-date=27 January 2016 | author=Rozas, Angela}} the popularity of classical music among Baby Boomers,{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1996/08/11/the-art-worlds-coming-disaster/a13435a3-2cd7-4e8a-bc14-c0367dfd384f/ | title=The Art World's Coming Disaster | work=Washington Post | date=11 August 1996 | accessdate=27 January 2016 | author=Cheney, Lynne}} and the role of religion in influence students' choice of which college to attend.{{cite web | url=http://national.deseretnews.com/article/3394/the-way-you-read-the-bible-says-something-about-your-college-education.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129151427/http://national.deseretnews.com/article/3394/The-way-you-read-the-Bible-says-something-about-your-college-education.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 29, 2015 | title=The way you read the Bible says something about your college education | work=Deseret News | date=29 January 2015 | accessdate=27 January 2016 | author=Scribner, Herb}}
Personal life
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Category:Sociologists of religion
Category:Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty
Category:University of Tulsa alumni
Category:Duke University alumni
Category:American sociologists