Religion in Aging and Health - Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Frontiers

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.

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey S. Levin
• Assisted by: Jeffrey S. Levin (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.1993
• EAN: 9780803954397
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5439-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Weight: 360 g
• Series: Sage Focus Editions (Paperback; SAGE Focus Editions
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Care of the elderly, Aging & Gerontology