The research of unitary concepts in solid state and molecular chemistry is of current interest for both chemist and physicist communities. It is clear that due to their relative simplicity, low dimensional materials have attracted most of the attention. Thus, many non-trivial problems were solved in chain systems, giving some insight into the behavior of real systems which would otherwise be untractable. The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Organic and Inorganic Low-Dimensional Crystalline Materials" was organized to review the most striking electronic properties exhibited by organic and inorganic sytems whose space dimensionality ranges from zero (Od) to one (1d), and to discuss related scientific and technological potentials. The initial objectives of this Workshop were, respectively: i) To research unitary concepts in solid state physics, in particular for one dimensional compounds, ii) To reinforce, through a close coupling between theory and experiment, the interplay between organic and inorganic chemistry, on the one hand, and solid state physics on the other, iii) To get a salient understanding of new low-dimensional materials showing "exotic" physical properties, in conjunction with structural features.

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Preface.- Religion and Social Institutions.- Politics and Social Movements: Religion, Social Movements and Politics.- Economy: Economics of Religion.- Education: Religion and Education.- Health.- Social Welfare: Religion and Social Welfare.- Family and Life Cycle.- Family: Together Bound: Church, Sect and Family.- Adolescence: Religion and Adolescent Development.- Aging: Religion in Late Life.- Religion and Inequality.- Race/Ethnicity: Religion and Race in America.- Social Class: Religion and Social Stratification: A Fair Shares Approach.- Gender: The Interface Between Religion and Gender: Charting the Troubled Waters.- Religion and Social Control: Law and Social Control of Religion.- Crime/Deviancy: Religion, Crime and Deviance.- Adolescent Delinquency: Religion and Adolescent Delinquency.- Religion and Culture.- Sports: Religion and Sport: Apparent Relationships in Search of Explanations.- Media: The Evolving Sociology of Media and Religion.- Technology: A Cultural Cartography of Science, Technology and Religion.- Religion as a Social Institution.- Church Membership Historically: Religious Involvement in America: Trends and Explanations.- Denominationalism/Congregationalism: Denominations, Congregations, and Special Purpose Groups.- Religious Leadership/Clergy: Clergy and Religious Leadership: Recent Trends.- Religion and Social Institutions in a Global/Transnational Perspective.- Immigration: Does God Fit Within the Normal Curve?: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in the Study of Immigrant Religion.- Globalization: Religion as Social Institution in Global Perspective.