"What a tremendous work. Aging and the Church is Neal Krause's magnum opus, the first and last word on how social relationships mediate religion's impact on physical and mental health. Theoretically, conceptually, methodologically, this book exemplifies the very best of what social science has to offer this field." -- Jeff Levin, M.P.H.
"What a tremendous work. Aging and the Church is Neal Krause's magnum opus, the first and last word on how social relationships mediate religion's impact on physical and mental health. Theoretically, conceptually, methodologically, this book exemplifies the very best of what social science has to offer this field." -- Jeff Levin, M.P.H.
Neal Krause is the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor at the School of Public Health and a research professor in the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan. He conducted the first nationwide survey that focused exclusively on the relationship between religion and health among the aging. He has published extensively in this area and is widely recognized as the leading expert in this field. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1. Social Relationships in the Church and Health: Problems and Prospects / 3 Religion and Health: What We Know and What We Need to Do Next / 4 Setting Boundaries on the Study of Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 9 Why Research on Church-Based Social Ties and Health in Late Life Is Important / 11 Overview of the Chapters That Follow / 28 Conclusions / 31 Chapter 2. Church-Based Social Support: Getting Help during Difficult Times / 33 Conceptualizing and Measuring Informal Church-Based Social Support / 35 Stress-Induced Psychosocial Deficits / 39 Mobilizing Support from Fellow Church Members / 44 Exploring the Benefits of Church-Based Social Support / 46 Sharpening the Theoretical Underpinnings of Church-Based Social Support / 53 Less Familiar Dimensions of Church-Based Social Support / 65 Bringing Different Kinds of Stressors to the Foreground / 70 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 75 Conclusions / 78 Chapter 3. Church-Based Companion Friends / 79 Identifying the Basic Nature of Close Companion Friends / 80 Measuring Close Companion Friendships at Church / 85 Linking Close Companion Friendships with Health and Well-Being / 91 Close Companion Friends in Late Life / 102 Close Companion Friends and Health: A Preliminary Empirical Examination / 103 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 106 Conclusions / 112 Chapter 4. Social Relationships That Arise from Formal Roles in the Church / 113 Formal Relationships with the Clergy / 113 Bible Study Groups and Prayer Groups / 127 Formal Relationships in Church Volunteer Programs / 134 Formal Assistance for the Homebound / 145 Conclusions / 151 Chapter 5. Negative Interaction in the Church: Exploring the Dark Side of Religion / 155 Measuring Negative Interaction in the Church / 157 Prior Research on Negative Interaction in the Church, Health, and Well-Being / 160 Negative Interaction in the Church and Health: Examining Conceptual Linkages / 162 Negative Interaction with the Clergy / 169 Negative Interaction in the Church during Late Life / 171 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 173 Conclusions / 185 Chapter 6. Exploring the Pervasive Influence of Social Structural Factors / 187 A Strategy for Studying Social Structural Variations in Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 189 Variations by Race: Studying Older African Americans / 192 Gender, Church-Based Social Ties, and Health in Late Life / 203 Church-Based Social Ties and Health: Variations by Socioeconomic Status / 216 Conclusions / 229 Chapter 7. Conclusions: Taking a Broader Perspective and Identifying Next Steps / 232 Core Religious Beliefs and Church-Based Social Relationships / 235 General Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 239 Casting a Broader Net: Delving into the Dark Morass of Subjectivity / 261 Appendix. Technical Details of the Religion, Aging, and Health (RAH) Survey / 267 References / 271 Index / 303
Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1. Social Relationships in the Church and Health: Problems and Prospects / 3 Religion and Health: What We Know and What We Need to Do Next / 4 Setting Boundaries on the Study of Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 9 Why Research on Church-Based Social Ties and Health in Late Life Is Important / 11 Overview of the Chapters That Follow / 28 Conclusions / 31 Chapter 2. Church-Based Social Support: Getting Help during Difficult Times / 33 Conceptualizing and Measuring Informal Church-Based Social Support / 35 Stress-Induced Psychosocial Deficits / 39 Mobilizing Support from Fellow Church Members / 44 Exploring the Benefits of Church-Based Social Support / 46 Sharpening the Theoretical Underpinnings of Church-Based Social Support / 53 Less Familiar Dimensions of Church-Based Social Support / 65 Bringing Different Kinds of Stressors to the Foreground / 70 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 75 Conclusions / 78 Chapter 3. Church-Based Companion Friends / 79 Identifying the Basic Nature of Close Companion Friends / 80 Measuring Close Companion Friendships at Church / 85 Linking Close Companion Friendships with Health and Well-Being / 91 Close Companion Friends in Late Life / 102 Close Companion Friends and Health: A Preliminary Empirical Examination / 103 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 106 Conclusions / 112 Chapter 4. Social Relationships That Arise from Formal Roles in the Church / 113 Formal Relationships with the Clergy / 113 Bible Study Groups and Prayer Groups / 127 Formal Relationships in Church Volunteer Programs / 134 Formal Assistance for the Homebound / 145 Conclusions / 151 Chapter 5. Negative Interaction in the Church: Exploring the Dark Side of Religion / 155 Measuring Negative Interaction in the Church / 157 Prior Research on Negative Interaction in the Church, Health, and Well-Being / 160 Negative Interaction in the Church and Health: Examining Conceptual Linkages / 162 Negative Interaction with the Clergy / 169 Negative Interaction in the Church during Late Life / 171 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 173 Conclusions / 185 Chapter 6. Exploring the Pervasive Influence of Social Structural Factors / 187 A Strategy for Studying Social Structural Variations in Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 189 Variations by Race: Studying Older African Americans / 192 Gender, Church-Based Social Ties, and Health in Late Life / 203 Church-Based Social Ties and Health: Variations by Socioeconomic Status / 216 Conclusions / 229 Chapter 7. Conclusions: Taking a Broader Perspective and Identifying Next Steps / 232 Core Religious Beliefs and Church-Based Social Relationships / 235 General Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 239 Casting a Broader Net: Delving into the Dark Morass of Subjectivity / 261 Appendix. Technical Details of the Religion, Aging, and Health (RAH) Survey / 267 References / 271 Index / 303
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