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

Published by Rutgers University Press 2010

Religion, Families, and Health

Population-Based Research in the United States

Edited by: Christopher G Ellison and Robert A Hummer
With contributions by: Robert A Hummer , John P. Bartkowski , Christopher G Ellison , Lisa Pearce , Duane Alwin , Jacob Felson , Mark Regnerus , Valarie King , Xiaohe Xu , Amy Burdette , Teresa Sullivan , Linda Waite , Alisa Lewin , Lisa Keister , Evelyn Lehrer , JenÆnan Read , Neal Krause , Marc Musick , Meredith Worthen , Maureen Benjamins , Richard Rogers , Patrick M Krueger , Isaac Eberstein , Kathleen Heyman , Tim Heaton , Darren Sherkat and Helen Ebaugh

https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813549453

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About this book

Religion is a major social institution in the United States. While the scientific community has experienced a resurgence in the idea that there are important linkages between religion and family life and religion and health outcomes, this area of study is still in its early stages of development, scattered across multiple disciplines, and of uneven quality. To date, no book has featured both reviews of the literature and new empirical findings that define this area for the present and set the agenda for the twenty-first century. Religion, Families, and Health fills this void by bringing together leading social scientists who provide a theoretically rich, methodologically rigorous, and exciting glimpse into a fascinating social institution that continues to be extremely important in the lives of Americans.

Author / Editor information

CHRISTOPHER G. ELLISON is the Elsie and Stanley E. (Skinny) Adams Sr. Centennial Professor in the department of sociology and a research associate of the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or coauthor of approximately one hundred journal articles and chapters on the topics of religion and family life and religion and health in the United States. ROBERT A. HUMMER is a professor and chairperson in the department of sociology and a research associate of the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the coauthor of Living and Dying in the USA, winner of the 2002 Otis Dudley Duncan Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Social Demography from the Population Section of the American Sociological Association.

Reviews

"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

"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

"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

"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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Christopher G. Ellison and Robert A. Hummer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE. Religion and Family Life Outcomes
2. Religion and the Timing of First Births in the United States Lisa D. Pearce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Religion and Child Rearing Duane F. Alwin and Jacob L. Felson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
4. Religion and Adolescent Sexual Behavior Mark D. Regnerus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5. The Influence of Religion on Ties between the Generations Valarie King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
6. Religion and Family Values Reconsidered: Gender Traditionalism among Conservative Protestants John P. Bartkowski and Xiaohe Xu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
7. From Generation to Generation: Religious Involvement and Attitudes toward Family and Pro-Family Outcomes among U.S. Catholics Amy M. Burdette and Teresa A. Sullivan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
8. Religious Intermarriage and Conversion in the United States: Patterns and Changes over Time Linda J. Waite and Alisa C. Lewin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
9. Childhood Religious Denomination and Early Adult Asset Accumulation Lisa A. Keister Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
10. Religious Affiliation and Participation as Determinants of Women’s Educational Attainment and Wages Evelyn Lehrer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
11. Religion, Family, and Women’s Employment among Muslim and Christian Arab Americans Jen’Nan Ghazal Read Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
PART TWO. Religion and Health Outcomes
12. Religion and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life Neal Krause Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
13. Religion and Physical Health among U.S. Adults Marc A. Musick and Meredith G. F. Worthen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
14. Religious Involvement and Mortality Risk among Pre-Retirement Aged U.S. Adults Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, Christopher G. Ellison and Richard G. Rogers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
15. Religious Attendance and Cause-Specifi c Mortality in the United States Richard G. Rogers, Patrick M. Krueger and Robert A. Hummer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
16. Race, Religious Involvement, and Health: The Case of African Americans Christopher G. Ellison, Robert A. Hummer, Amy M. Burdette and Maureen R. Benjamins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
17. Jewish Identity and Self-Reported Health Isaac W. Eberstein and Kathleen M. Heyman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
18. Religion, Sexually Risky Behavior, and Reproductive Health: The Mormon Case Tim B. Heaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	368
19. Religion and the New Immigrants: Impact on Health Behaviors and Access to Health Care Helen Rose Ebaugh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
PART THREE. Looking Ahead
20. The Religious Demography of the United States: Dynamics of Affi liation, Participation, and Belief Darren E. Sherkat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
21. Future Directions in Population-Based Research on Religion, Family Life, and Health in the United States Christopher G. Ellison and Robert A. Hummer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459

Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 488

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Published: March 31, 2010
ISBN: 9780813549453