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Social Science Research, 2016
Using the 2006-2014 General Social Survey and 2006-2012 Portraits of American Life Study, I find that on three dimensions of social connectedness: social interaction frequency, core discussion network size, and number of close ties, that religious service attenders are more connected than religious non-attenders and then either spiritual nor religious,
Orestes P Hastings
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Using the 2006-2014 General Social Survey and 2006-2012 Portraits of American Life Study, I find that on three dimensions of social connectedness: social interaction frequency, core discussion network size, and number of close ties, that religious service attenders are more connected than religious non-attenders and then either spiritual nor religious,
Orestes P Hastings
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Social Support During Reentry: Family, Mentor, Religious, Parole Officer, and Social Service Roles
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2023Existing research on social support and reentry primarily focuses on a single dimension of support, such as family or community support. Informed by the social support perspective, this study assessed how combined support from family, mentors, religious groups, parole officers, and social service agencies influences reentry outcomes.
Lin Liu +2 more
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Religious Congregations as Social Services Providers for Older Adults
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2005A large proportion of older adults are affiliated with congregations. The literature suggests that, in general, religious participation among the older adults enhances their quality of life and provides a network of social care. In this article, we explored the relevant literature on organized religion and social support for older adults.
Ram A, Cnaan +2 more
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Governance and the Small, Religiously Affiliated Social Service Provider
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1997Religiously affiliated providers of social services are becoming increasingly important in the transformation of social welfare policy in the United States. This article focuses on governance issues and challenges facing these small service providers. Using perspectives from the organization and management literatures and examples from prior research,
Melissa M. Stone, Miriam M. Wood
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Religious Practice and Social Services in an Ottoman Sufi waqf Foundation
Journal of Sufi Studies, 2022Abstract This article investigates the endowment (waqf) foundation established by an Ottoman Sufi master of the Jilwatiyya order, ʿAzīz Maḥmūd Hudāʾī (1541–1628), and the impact of his philanthropic works on religious, social, and cultural life in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Istanbul.
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Substance Use & Misuse, 2021
Background: Religious involvement is a well-documented protective factor against alcohol use among Black adults, but the extent to which social connections to the religious community can explain those effects remains largely unknown. The current study was designed to capture contributions of religious community support and demands - independent of ...
Carolyn E, Sartor, Anne C, Black
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Background: Religious involvement is a well-documented protective factor against alcohol use among Black adults, but the extent to which social connections to the religious community can explain those effects remains largely unknown. The current study was designed to capture contributions of religious community support and demands - independent of ...
Carolyn E, Sartor, Anne C, Black
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Social policy, community service development, and religious organizations
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 1993AbstractThe retrenchment policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations have made human service much more locally oriented. As a result, religious groups have become increasingly involved in providing services. This article explores some of the historical and contemporary aspects of service involvement by religious groups, focusing on the meaning this
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THE SOCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN AMERICA
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2009Abstract The social service activities of religious congregations reflect the dynamic relationship between church and state in the United States. Examining congregations in particular is helpful because of their ubiquity, their position as grassroots initiatives, and the expanded scholarship on the topic following the passage of the Charitable Choice ...
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Typology of Religious Characteristics of Social Service and Educational Organizations and Programs
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2004The general term faith-based organizations is inadequate because no clear definition exists of what it means to be faith-based. This article proposes an inductively derived sixfold typology of social service and educational organizations and programs based on their religious characteristics: faith-permeated, faith-centered, faith-affiliated, faith ...
Ronald J. Sider, Heidi Rolland Unruh
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Religious Congregation-based Social Service Delivery Efforts
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 2008The current study utilizes Swidler's (1986) cultural toolkit theory to explain racial/ethnic differences in American religious congregations' provision of social service programs. This study suggests that black Americans' reliance upon structural tools to assess poverty contributes to their congregations being more heavily involved than majority white ...
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