Religious Congregations as Mediating Structures for Social Justice: A Multilevel Examination

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 222-237

  Todd, Nathan R ^a   Allen, Nicole E ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediating structures; Religiosity; Religious organizations; Social capital; Social justice; Theological orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 80855129622     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9388-8     Document Type: Article

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