Religion and Families
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-84872-546-1 (ISBN)
Religion and Families:
Examines several denominations within Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Reviews findings from racially and ethnically diverse families, from traditional and diverse family forms, and examines gender and life-course issues.
Addresses the impact of one’s religious involvement on longevity, divorce rates, and parenting styles.
Considers demographic, family-, couple-, and individual-level data that relate to prayer and other sacred practices.
Presents a balanced treatment of the latest research and a new model for studying family and religion.
Explores the "whys," "hows," and processes at work in the religion-family connection.
The book opens with a discussion of why religion and family connections matter. Chapter 2 defines religion and presents a new conceptualization of religion. Empirical research connections between religion and marriage, divorce, family, and parent-child relationships are explored in chapters 3 through 6. The interface between religion and the family in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are reviewed in chapters 7, 8, and 9. Chapter 10 explores the unique challenges that religion presents for diverse family forms. Prayer as a coping mechanism for life’s challenges such as death and disability are explored in chapter 11. Chapter 12 examines forgiveness in the context of marriages and families. The book concludes with a review of the book’s most important themes and findings.
Intended as a text for undergraduate courses in family and religion, the psychology or sociology of the family, the psychology or sociology of religion, pastoral/biblical counseling, or family and youth ministry, taught in human development and family studies, psychology, sociology, religion, social work, pastoral counseling, and sometimes philosophy. This book also appeals to family therapists and counselors.
Loren D. Marks is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and co-director of the American Families of Faith research project. David C. Dollahite is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and co-director of the American Families of Faith research project.
1. Why Religion Matters to You Right Now and in Your Future Family 2. What in the World is Religion? 3. Does Religion Matter to Families? 4. Why Does Religion Matter in Marriage? 5. The Influence of Religious Beliefs in Marriage 6. Parenting in Faith- What Research Has Found 7. Parenting and American Families of Faith 8. Muslim Families in the United States 9. Jewish Families in the United States 10. Religion and Diverse Family Forms 11. How Religion Influences Coping with Stress and Challenges in Families 12. Forgiveness, Faith, and Families 13. What We Have Learned and What We Hope You Will Take With You
Erscheinungsdatum | 25.05.2016 |
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Reihe/Serie | Textbooks in Family Studies |
Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 408 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84872-546-9 / 1848725469 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84872-546-1 / 9781848725461 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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