Religion in aging and health : theoretical foundations and methodological frontiers / Jeffrey S. Levin, editor.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [1994], ©1994.
Description
xxiv, 253 pages ; 23 cm.

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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxx-xxx) and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Martin E. Marty
  • Introduction: Religion in Aging and Health / Jeffrey S. Levin
  • 1. Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience: Findings, Explanations, and Barriers / Jeffrey S. Levin
  • 2. Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder / Harold G. Koenig
  • 3. Religion, Health, and Forgiveness: Traditions and Challenges / Berton H. Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G. Blazer
  • 4. Religion, the Life Stress Paradigm, and the Study of Depression / Christopher G. Ellison
  • 5. The Measurement of Religion in Epidemiologic Studies: Problems and Prospects / David R. Williams
  • 6. The Anti-Tenure Factor in Religious Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging / Kimberly A. Sherrill and David B. Larson
  • 7. Neglect and Misuse of the R Word: Systematic Reviews of Religious Measures in Health, Mental Health, and Aging / David B. Larson, Kimberly A. Sherrill and John S. Lyons
  • 8. Religious Involvement Among Older African-Americans / Linda M. Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor.
ISBN
  • 0803954387 (cl)
  • 0803954395 (pb)
LCCN
93029472
OCLC
28584351
RCP
C - S
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