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| Common facets of religion, unique facets of religion, and life satisfaction among older African Americans | | Author(s) | Neal Krause |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 59B, no 2, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp S109-S117 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black people ; Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Common facets of religion are those aspects of religion that can be shared by people from any racial group. In contrast, unique facets of religion are available only to people in specific racial groups. In this study, interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of older African Americans. Survey items were administered to assess common religious factors (e.g. frequency of church attendance) and unique religious factors (i.e. the belief that religion sustains Black people in the face of social adversity). Subjective well-being was measured with a life satisfaction index. The findings reveal that both the common and the unique aspects of religion contribute to life satisfaction in older African Americans. The findings thus call attention to the insight that can be obtained by also taking the unique factors of religion for older Black people into consideration. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040705222 A |
| Classmark | TKE: TR: EX: F:5HH: 3F: 7T |
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