Read \"Religious Involvement and Adult Mortality in the United States: Review an

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Read "Religious Involvement and Adult Mortality in the United States: Review and Perspective" by Hummer, et al., 2004, located in the Reading & Study folder in Module/Week 4. Discuss the following points in your thread. Review the Discussion Board Instructions before posting your thread.

What do the authors’ say? Summarize the findings of this review article as they pertain to religious attendance and mortality.

What do you say? Describe the proximal and distal influences that might explain decreased mortality with increased religious activity?

What do you say? Do the findings hold equally true for public vs. private religious activity? Suggest reasons to explain why this may or may not be true.

What does God say? Offer biblical insight that may be applicable to the relationship between spirituality and health or longevity.

Explanation / Answer

The religious books related with mortality has improved in size and quality over the past 10 to 12 years. Fruitful avenues for research include the analysis of the following areas:

-more dimensions of religious involvement, including religious life histories

-population subgroups, including specific race/ethnic and socioeconomic populations

-an enlightened set of social, psychological and behavioral mechanisms by which religion may be related to mortality.

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