Objective Religion: Problems, Prosociality, Progress

ISBN-13: 9781481313650 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 277 str.

Spis treści

• Foreword, by Jeff Levin
• Part One: Volunteerism
• 1 Religion and Volunteering in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Meredith J. Greif, Amy Adamczyk, and Jacob Felson
• 2 Religion and Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering: Building Blocks for Civic Responsibility, by Stephen V. Monsma
• 3 Religious Motivations and Social Service Volunteers: The Interaction of Differing Religious Motivations, Satisfaction, and Repeat Volunteering, by Richard M. Clerkin and James E. Swiss
• 4 Women Religious in a Changing Urban Landscape: The Work of Catholic Sisters in Metropolitan Cleveland, by Robert L. Fischer and Jennifer Bartholomew
• Part Two: Social Capital
• 5 Religious Tradition and Involvement in Congregational Activities That Focus on the Community, by Jennifer M. McClure
• 6 God, Guts, and Glory: An Investigation of Relational Support Mechanisms for War Veterans Provided by Religious Communities, by Terry Shoemaker
• 7 The Impact of Church Attendance on the Decline in Female Happiness in the United States, by G. Alexander Ross
• 8 The Socioeconomic Contribution of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis, by Brian J. Grim and Melissa E. Grim
• Part Three: Addressing Social Problems
• 9 Religion, Intact Families, and the Achievement Gap, by William H. Jeynes
• 10 Religion and Academic Achievement among Adolescents, by Benjamin McKune and John P. Hoffmann
• 11 The Faith Factor and Prisoner Reentry, by Byron R. Johnson
• 12 Does Change in Teenage Religiosity Predict Change in Marijuana Use over Time?, by Scott A. Desmond, George Kikuchi, and Kristen Budd
• 13 Religiosity as a Buffer in the Association between Economic Disadvantage and Violence, by Cassady Pitt and Alfred DeMaris