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Religion in Aging and Health
Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Frontiers
Edited by:
- Jeffrey S. Levin - Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
Volume:
166
Series:
SAGE Focus Editions
SAGE Focus Editions
Other Titles in:
Aging and Gerontology (Behavioral Science) (General)
Aging and Gerontology (Behavioral Science) (General)
November 1993 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
Martin E Marty
Foreword
Jeffrey S Levin
Introduction
PART ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
Jeffrey S Levin
Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience
Harold G Koenig
Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder
Berton H Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G Blazer
Religion, Health and Forgiveness
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
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
Linda M Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor
Religious Involvement Among Older African Americans
