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Religion, Kinship and Health Behaviors of African American Women
A positive relationship exists between functional health and religion. We present an empirical definition of religion and describe the key elements of religious behavior, building a model that can be used to explore the presumed relationship between religion and health. Semi-structured interactive i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4290024/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24141689 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-013-9784-0 |
Sumario: | A positive relationship exists between functional health and religion. We present an empirical definition of religion and describe the key elements of religious behavior, building a model that can be used to explore the presumed relationship between religion and health. Semi-structured interactive interviews were conducted with 22 participants over a 6-month period. Head Start programs and churches located in the inner city of a large metropolitan area. Twenty-two African American women were aged from 21 to 45. We focus on social relationships and propose that prophet-created religions mimic kinship relationships and encourage kinship-like cooperation between members. |
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