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Religious influences on health and well-being in the elderly / K. Warner Schaie, Neal Krause, Alan Booth, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Societal impact on aging.
- Societal impact on aging series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Religious life.
- Older people.
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Well-being--Religious aspects.
- Well-being.
- Health--Religious aspects.
- Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focuses on the ways in which religious institutions, practices, and organizations impact the health and well-being of older persons. This book includes topics such as the role of forgiveness as an alternate mediator, and how social class, gender, and race
- Contents:
- An Introduction to Research on Religion, Aging, and Health: Exploring New Prospects and Key Challenges
- Religious Observance and Health: Theory and Research
- Prayer, Love, and Transcendence: An Epidemiologic Perspective
- Empirical Advances in the Psychology of Religion and Coping
- Religion, Forgiveness, and Adjustment in Older Adulthood
- Race and Ethnicity in Religion and Health
- Religion and Health in Life Course Perspective.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81145-9
- 9786611811457
- 0-8261-2398-8
- OCLC:
- 476261654
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