E-raamat: Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States

"This excellent compilation of population-based research on the relationships of religion to family life and health establishes a research agenda for decades to come." - Kenneth C. Land (Duke University) "A truly unique and important contribution to our growing knowledge about the relationship between religion, family life, and health. An important work deserving a wide reading." - Christian Smith (University of Notre Dame) "A fascinating array of research that is well-grounded in key theoretical debates and draws insightful conclusions. This volume does a wonderful job of setting the agenda for research on religion and its impact on other aspects of American life." - Robert V. Robinson (Indiana University) "Two of the top social institutions on anyone's list-the family and religion-both exert considerable influence on the well-being of their members. Although there are long histories of research in each of these separate domains, here for the first time is a consideration of their joint impact, by leaders in the field of population health and the scientific study of religion." - Ellen Idler (Emory University) "Religion, more aptly religiosity, has a long and recognizable history in the social sciences as an innately collective phenomenon. As such, social theorists recognized early on the power of religion in framing social life. Similarly, the family has and continues to serve as an immediate and undeniable contributor to the social experience. This volume admirably and ambitiously tackles these major institutions within society and provides fertile ground for scholars across specialties to recognize the reciprocal and cyclical nature of religion, family, and health." (Contemporary Sociology)