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Definition:

The situation when a high fraction of friendships or other social relations of members of a religious group are with fellow members rather than outsiders.

The Glock and Stark Northern California study included a question about how many of the respondent's five best friends belonged to his or her congregation.

    Related Measures  

The following are possible measures of Social Encapsulation that can be created using data from theARDA.com

	Friends at church
	Description: These questions ask respondents where they met their closest friends or if the majority of their close friends are found in their church.