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Religion in the Lives of African Americans: Social, Psychological, and Health Perspectives examines many broad issues including the structure and sociodemographic patterns of religious involvement; the relationship between religion and physical and mental health and well-being; the impact of church support and the use of ministers for personal issues; and the role of religion within specific subgroups of the African American population such as women and the elderly. Authors Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M. Chatters, and Jeff Levin reflect upon current empirical research and derive conclusions from several wide-ranging national surveys, as well as a focus group study of religion and coping. Recommended for students taking courses in racial and ethnic studies, multicultural and minority studies, black studies, religious studies, psychology, sociology, human development and family studies, gerontology, social work, public health, and nursing.
Conclusions and Implications
Conclusions and Implications
Over the past 20 years, social and behavioral science research on the role of religion in the lives of African Americans has grown in both amount and quality. Overall, there has been marked development and improvement in conceptual and methodological approaches to studying religion within the African American, as well as the general, population. Current programs of research, which are based in solid theoretical and conceptual frameworks, use sophisticated analysis models and strive toward understanding the linkages between religion and relevant social, behavioral, and health factors, have made important contributions to research and scholarship on this topic. This book reviewed research on the role of religion in the lives of African Americans in several key areas: religious activities, prayer and ...
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