Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly

The volume focuses on the ways in which religious institutions, religious practices, and religious organizations impact the health and well-being of older persons. Topics examined include the conceptualization and measurement of religion in late life; the relationship between religious coping and possible stress reduction; the role of forgiveness as an alternate mediator; and how social class, gender, and race can influence the specific effect of religion and religious institutions in a diverse aging society. Contributors include L. Chatters, K. Ferraro, L. K. George, E. Idler, S. McFadden, and K. Meador.Schaie, K. Warner is the author of 'Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly', published 2004 under ISBN 9780826124043 and ISBN 0826124046.