This first systematic guide to the latest research about
religion and aging focuses on the linkage between religion and
health outcomes in people over 55, who will represent one-third of
America's population by the year 2025. A short introduction points
to the rapidly growing literature since 1980; the conclusion offers
a brief synthesis of the varied basic and applied studies on the
subject and suggests a useful model to consider applying. Nearly
300 entries with concise and comprehensive annotations are
organized under four main subjects: religious beliefs, behaviors,
and experience; relationships between religion and health;
practical applications of research findings; and measuring
religiosity and spirituality. Arranged under numerous additional
sub-topics and with author and subject indexes, the guide is
accessible and designed for varied use by students, teachers,
researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and professionals in the
fields of sociology and social work, psychology and psychiatry, and
medicine and health.
Researchers, educators, and policymakers will find this book
invaluable in identifying research and application studies and in
evaluating their quality and methodology. Arranged under additional
subtopics (by populations in many situations with varied problems,
in terms of concerns relating to mental and physical health and
with applications in different fields) and with author and subject
indexes, the guide is accessible and designed for varied use by
students, teachers, practitioners, and professionals in the fields
of sociology and social work, psychology and psychiatry, and
medicine and health.
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