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An introduction to three studies of rural elderly people
 — effects of religion and culture on health
Author(s)Wil Gesler, Thomas A Arcury, Harold G Koenig
Journal titleJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 15, no 1, 2000
Pagespp 1-12
KeywordsReligion ; Health [elderly] ; Rural areas ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationThree empirical studies are introduced which relate the religious beliefs and practices of rural older Americans from different ethnic groups to their health behaviours. The rationales for these studies and their main components (aims, study sites and populations, methods and findings) are briefly described. The authors discuss two themes which run through all the papers, namely rurality and cross-cultural comparisons. Finally, several secondary themes are discussed, including the importance of place, type of analysis, variable definition, causal relationships between variables, types of healing, locus of control, discourses about religion and health, and the religion and health connection. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-001026202 A
ClassmarkTR: CC: RL: 3F: 7T

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