| Description |
xxiv, 253 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; 166
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Aging -- Religious aspects -- Study and teaching.
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Health -- Religious aspects -- Study and teaching.
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| Indexed Term |
Ageing Related to Religion |
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Health Related to Religion |
| Subject |
Religion and Medicine.
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Aging -- psychology.
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| Added Author |
Levin, Jeffrey S.
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| ISBN |
0803954387 cloth |
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9780803954380 cloth |
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0803954395 pb |
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9780803954397 pb |
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