New directions in the study of late life religiousness and spirituality / / Susan H. McFadden, Mark Brennan, Julie Hicks Patrick, editors

• Pubblicazione: Binghampton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 p.)
• Disciplina: 291.4/084/6
• Soggetto topico: Older people - Religious life
• Altri autori: BrennanMark Hicks-PatrickJulie McFaddenSusan H
• Note generali: ". has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of religious gerontology, Volume 14, Numbers (1) 2002 and (2/3) 2003."; "This collection of papers originated in several symposia offered at the 2001 meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)"--p. 1.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Charting a Course for 21st Century Studies of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality; Epistemological Stirrings in the Study of Religiousness and Spirituality; Approaches to the Definitional Dilemma; The Fruits of the Religious Life; Applications to Practice; References; Examining Spirituality Over Time: Latent Growth Curve and Individual Growth Curve Analyses; Structural Equation Modeling with Latent Growth Curves; Overview of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM); SEM Latent Growth Curve Analysis; Limitations of SEM Analysis ; Individual Growth Curve ModelingHypothetical Example of Individual Growth Model; Spirituality; Choosing the Appropriate Data Analysis Plan; Missing Data; Assumption of Multivariate Normality; Sample and Methodological Issues; Interaction Effects; Some Final Considerations; Conclusion; References; Part I: Epistemological Stirrings in the Study of Religiousness and Spirituality; Uncovering Spiritual Resiliency Through Feminist Qualitative Methods; Conceptual Frameworks; Symbolic Interactionism; Feminism; Design Implications; Methods; Participants; Procedures; Data Analysis ; Findings and Discussion: Implications from Theory and MethodCommunity; Affect; Relationships; Questions of Meaning; Implications for Future Research; Exploratory Status of Current Findings; Suggestions for Future Research on Spirituality; Implications for Research on Successful Aging; Contributions of the Study's Methods; Listening; Denominational Specificity; Triangulation of Methods; Complexity of Results; References; Spiritual Issues in Health and Social Care: Practice Into Policy?; Background; The Spirited Scotland Initiative; "Confidence with Spiritual Issues...": Courses for Practitioners ; Scottish Executive-Funded Action Research ProjectResearch; Conferences; Networks and Newsletter; Healthcare Chaplaincy; Challenges to Healthcare Policy Arising from the Spirited Scotland Project; Challenges to Programmes for Older People; Successful Ageing, Disengagement, Developmental Life Stages; Policy Issues; Conclusions and Summary; References; A Mighty Fortress Is Our Atheism: Defining the Nature of Religiousness in the Elderly; Defining Religion; The American Context; Religion and Science; Conclusions; Notes; References ; Practical Philosophies: Interpretations of Religion and Spirituality by African American and European American EldersDefinitions of Religion and Spirituality; Method; Sample; Procedures; Results; Self-Descriptors About Religion and Spirituality; What Is Religion?; What Is Spirituality?; Summary; Discussion; Limitations; Implications; Conclusions; References; Part II. Approaches to the Definitional Dilemma; Dwelling and Seeking in Late Adulthood: The Psychosocial Implications of Two Types of Religious Orientation; Sample; Measures of Religiousness and Spirituality; Results ; Summary of Quantitative Findings
• Sommario/riassunto: Examine the questions of ?how,? ?what,? and ?why? associated with religiousness and spirituality in the lives of older adults! New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality explores new ways of thinking about a topic that was once taboo but that has now attracted considerable attention from the gerontological community. It examines various approaches to methodology and definition that are used in the study of religion, spirituality, and aging. In addition, it explores the ways that gerontological research can highlight the role of religion and spirituality in
• Titolo autorizzato: New directions in the study of late life religiousness and spirituality
• ISBN: 1-134-73117-5; 1-315-88083-0; 1-134-73110-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786932003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II