Demographic Imperatives and Religious Markets: Considering the Individual and Interactive Roles of Fertility and Switching in Group Growth [0.03%]
人口因素与宗教市场：考察生育率和宗派转换在团体增长中的单独作用与相互作用
Christopher P Scheitle,Jennifer B Kane,Jennifer Van Hook
Christopher P Scheitle
Two models seeking to explain the growth and decline of religious groups are prevalent in the literature. The religious market approach emphasizes the role of intergroup competition and in doing so focuses on religious switching. Another pe...
Joonmo Son,John Wilson
Joonmo Son
Various explanations have been given for the positive association between religiosity and physical health. Using data from two waves of the National Survey of Midlife in the United States (1995, 2005) and retrospective data on the importanc...
Black churches and HIV/AIDS: factors influencing congregations’ responsiveness to social issues [0.03%]
黑人教堂与艾滋病问题：影响教会就社会议题作出反应的因素分析
Brad R Fulton
Brad R Fulton
The ambivalent response of many black churches to current social issues has caused some scholars to question the centrality of black churches within African-American communities. Using a nationally representative sample of black congregatio...
Steven Stack,Augustine J Kposowa
Steven Stack
Four perspectives (moral community thesis, religious integration, religious commitment, and social networks) guide the selection of variables in this study. Data are from the combined World Values/European Values Surveys for 2000 (50,547 in...
Religious differences in female genital cutting: a case study from Burkina Faso [0.03%]
布基纳法索女性包皮切割的宗教差异——一项案例研究
Sarah R Hayford,Jenny Trinitapoli
Sarah R Hayford
The relationship between religious obligations and female genital cutting is explored using data from Burkina Faso, a religiously and ethnically diverse country where approximately three-quarters of adult women are circumcised. Data from th...
Alternative Schooling Strategies and the Religious Lives of American Adolescents [0.03%]
美国青少年的替代教育策略与宗教生活
Jeremy E Uecker
Jeremy E Uecker
I analyze the effects of Catholic schooling, Protestant schooling, and homeschooling on adolescents' religious lives and test three mechanisms through which these schooling strategies might influence religiosity: friendship networks, networ...
Church-based social relationships, belonging, and health among older Mexican Americans [0.03%]
基于教会的社交关系、归属感及其对墨西哥裔美国老年人健康的影响
Neal Krause,Elena Bastida
Neal Krause
The purpose of this study is to explain how church-based emotional support influences the health of older Mexican Americans. This issue is evaluated with a theoretical model that contains the following core linkages: (1) older Mexican Ameri...
Faith-based social services: saving the body or the soul? A research note [0.03%]
基于信仰的社会服务：拯救身体还是灵魂？一项研究笔记
Rebecca Sager Sager
Rebecca Sager Sager
Faith-based organizations might be ideal social service providers, claiming to transform clients' lives with holistic support while meeting immediate needs. While organizations have such goals, their success is impacted by constituencies wi...
Forgiveness by God, Forgiveness of Others, and Psychological Well-Being in Late Life [0.03%]
神的宽恕、对他人的宽恕与晚年心理幸福感的关系研究
Neal Krause,Christopher G Ellison
Neal Krause
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among forgiveness by God, forgiveness of others, and psychological well-being with data provided by a nationwide survey of older adults. Three main findings emerge from the analyses....
Social Involvement in Religious Institutions and God-Mediated Control Beliefs: A Longitudinal Investigation [0.03%]
社会参与宗教机构与神介导控制信念：一项纵向调查研究
Neal M Krause
Neal M Krause
This study examines the relationships among race, education, formal as well as informal involvement in the church, and God-mediated control. Formal involvement in the church was assessed by the frequency of attendance at worship services, B...