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9780803954397

Religion in Aging and Health Vol. 166 : Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Frontiers

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    9780803954397

  • ISBN10:

    0803954395

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-10-20
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

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This book brings together key scholars and practitioners from a range of fields in order to advance epidemiological and gerontological research into the role of religion in physical, psychosocial and mental health.Part One addresses such issues as hope, forgiveness, the psychodynamics of faith and belief, and coping in a theoretical context. Part Two seeks to advance the methodological sophistication of research in this area, with an emphasis on measurement and design issues.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Jeffrey S Levin
Introduction
Religion in Aging and Health
PART ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS - Jeffrey S Levin
Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience
Findings, Explanations, and Barriers - Harold G Koenig
Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder - Berton H Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G Blazer
Religion, Health and Forgiveness
Traditions and Challenges - Christopher G Ellison
Religion, the Life Stress Paradigm, and the Study of Depression
PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL FRONTIERS - David R Williams
The Measurement of Religion in Epidemiologic Studies
Problems and Prospects - Kimberly A Sherrill and David B Larson
The Anti-Tenure Factor in Religious Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging - David B Larson, Kimberly A Sherrill, and John S Lyons
Neglect and Misuse of the `R' Word
Systematic Reviews of Religious Measures in Health, Mental Health, and Aging - Linda M Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor
Religious Involvement Among Older African Americans

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