The role of social context in religion

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 139-152

  Chatters, Linda M ^a   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Denomination; Race; Religion; Social context; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961702081     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v14n02_04     Document Type: Article

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2. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1977). Toward an experimental ecology of human development. American Psychologist, 32, 513-530.
3. Chatters, L.M., Taylor, R.J., & Lincoln, K.D. (2001). Advances in the measurement of religiosity among older African Americans: Implications for health and mental health researchers. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7, 181-200.
4. Chatters, L.M. (2000). Religion and health: Public health research and practice. Annual Review of Public Health, 21, 335-367.
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7. Ellison, C.G., Gay, D.A.,&Glass, T.A. (1989). Does religious commitment contribute to individual life satisfaction? Social Forces, 68, 100-123.
8. Ellison, C.G., & George, L.K. (1994). Religious involvement, social ties, and social support in a southeastern community. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 33, 46-61.
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11. Frazier, E.F. (1974). The Negro Church in America. New York: Schocken Books.
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14. Levin, J.S., & Chatters, L.M. (1998). Research on religion and mental health: An overview of empirical findings and theoretical issues. In H.G. Koenig (Ed.), Handbook of religion and mental health (pp. 34-50). San Diego: Academic Press.
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16. Levin, J.S., & Vanderpool, H.Y. (1989). Is religion therapeutically significant for hypertension? Social Science and Medicine, 24, 69-78.
17. Lincoln, C.E.,&Mamiya, L. (1990). The black church in the African American experience. Durham, NC: Duke.
18. Pargament, K.I. (1997). The psychology of religion and coping: Theory, research, practice. New York: Guilford.
19. Taylor, R.J. & Chatters, L.M. (1986). Church-based informal support networks among elderly blacks. The Gerontologist, 26, 637-642.
20. Taylor, R.J. & Chatters, L.M. (1988). Church members as a source of informal social support. Review of Religious Research, 30, 193-203.
21. Taylor, R.J., Thornton, M.C., & Chatters, L.M. (1987). Black Americans’ perceptions of the socio-historical role of the church. Journal of Black Studies, 18, 123-38.
22. Woodbury, R.D., & Smith, C.S. (1998). Fundamentalism et al: Conservative Protestants in America. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 25-56.
23. Anderson, N.B., & McNeilly, M. (1991). Age, gender, and ethnicity as variables in psychophysiological assessment: Sociodemographics in context. Psychological Assessment, 3, 376-384.
24. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1977). Toward an experimental ecology of human development. American Psychologist, 32, 513-530.
25. Chatters, L.M., Taylor, R.J., & Lincoln, K.D. (2001). Advances in the measurement of religiosity among older African Americans: Implications for health and mental health researchers. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7, 181-200.
26. Chatters, L.M. (2000). Religion and health: Public health research and practice. Annual Review of Public Health, 21, 335-367.
27. Ellison, C.G. (1995). Race, religion involvement, and depressive symptomatology in a southeastern U.S. community. Social Science and Medicine, 40, 1561-72.
28. Ellison, C.G. (1994). Religion, the life-stress paradigm, and the study of depression. In J.S. Levin (Ed.), Religion in aging and health: Theoretical foundations and methodological frontiers (pp. 78-121). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
29. Ellison, C.G., Gay, D.A.,&Glass, T.A. (1989). Does religious commitment contribute to individual life satisfaction? Social Forces, 68, 100-123.
30. Ellison, C.G., & George, L.K. (1994). Religious involvement, social ties, and social support in a southeastern community. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 33, 46-61.
31. Ellison, C.G., & Levin, J.S. (1998). The religion-health connection: Evidence, theory and future directions. Health Education & Behavior, 25, 700-720.
32. The Fetzer Institute & National Institute on Aging Working Group. (1999). Multidimensional measurement of religiousness/spirituality for use in health research. Kalamazoo, MI: Fetzer.
33. Frazier, E.F. (1974). The Negro Church in America. New York: Schocken Books.
34. Hummer, R.A., Rogers, R.G., Nam, C.B., & Ellison, C.G. (1999). Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality. Demography, 36, 273-85.
35. Johnson, K.W., Anderson, N.B., Bastida, E., Kramer, B.J., Williams, D.R., & Wong, M. (1995). Panel II: Macrosocial and environmental influences on minority health. Health Psychology, 14, 601-612.
36. Levin, J.S., & Chatters, L.M. (1998). Research on religion and mental health: An overview of empirical findings and theoretical issues. In H.G. Koenig (Ed.), Handbook of religion and mental health (pp. 34-50). San Diego: Academic Press.
37. Levin, J.S., & Vanderpool, H.Y. (1987). Is frequent religious attendance really conducive to better health? Toward an epidemiology of religion. Social Science and Medicine, 24, 589-600.
38. Levin, J.S., & Vanderpool, H.Y. (1989). Is religion therapeutically significant for hypertension? Social Science and Medicine, 24, 69-78.
39. Lincoln, C.E.,&Mamiya, L. (1990). The black church in the African American experience. Durham, NC: Duke.
40. Pargament, K.I. (1997). The psychology of religion and coping: Theory, research, practice. New York: Guilford.
41. Taylor, R.J. & Chatters, L.M. (1986). Church-based informal support networks among elderly blacks. The Gerontologist, 26, 637-642.
42. Taylor, R.J. & Chatters, L.M. (1988). Church members as a source of informal social support. Review of Religious Research, 30, 193-203.
43. Taylor, R.J., Thornton, M.C., & Chatters, L.M. (1987). Black Americans’ perceptions of the socio-historical role of the church. Journal of Black Studies, 18, 123-38.
44. Woodbury, R.D., & Smith, C.S. (1998). Fundamentalism et al: Conservative Protestants in America. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 25-56.