be associated with an authoritarian approach to knowledge and a rejection of critical inquiry and unconventional modes of thinking, implying lower levels of certain types of home investments in child quality" (716). This was derived from the work of Sherkat and Darnell published in 1999. Also based on the work of Sherkat and Darnell published in 1997, is Lehrer's assertion that conservative Protestant parents "often discourage their children from taking college preparatory courses, out of a concern that such courses may be harmful to them" (716). Lehrer, as a result, contends that children raised by conservative Protestant parents "often acquire less human capital in their formative years and may thus be less able to benefit from college" (716). So, as the topic is quite well developed, educational inequality is well researched and there is much evidence concerning the impact that an individual's level of education can have in terms of the hierarchy of stratification. It seems however that there can be seen another factor which should be allowed for in terms of determining the lines of stratification. Perhaps the significant impact that education plays in inequality can be even better understood when religion is controlled for. Other works which have investigated religious stratification include that of Gaetano Mosca whose research was published in his The Ruling Class. Although this work was published in the late 1930s the concept that is brought forth is interesting to note and is perhaps still quite relevant in contemporary times. Mosca states that "In societies in which religious beliefs are strong and ministers of the faith form a special class a priestly aristocracy almost always arises and gains possession of a more or less important share of the wealth and the political power." See also Religious discrimination Religious persecution Religious segregation Wealth inequality in the United States References Further reading Coe, Deborah and James D. Davidson, 2011. "The Social Origins of Legacy Admissions," Review of Religious Research (March): 233-247. Davidson, James D. and Ralph E. Pyle, 2011. Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in American Society. Davidson, James D., Rachel Kraus, Scott Morrissey, 2005. "Presidential Appointments and Religious Stratification in the United States, 1789-2003." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, (December): 485-495. Pyle, Ralph E., 1996. Persistence and Change in the Protestant Establishment. Weber: "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Class, Status, Party". Darnell, Alfred and Darren F. Sherkat. 1997. "The impact of