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Religious Diversity

Religious Diversity. By: Brian Riggs. The Issues. Sense Of Purpose Does Religion affect peoples perspective on their purpose here?. The Issues. Health How does religion affect people’s physical and mental health?. The Issues. Social and Family Patterns

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Religious Diversity

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  1. Religious Diversity By: Brian Riggs

  2. The Issues Sense Of Purpose • Does Religion affect peoples perspective on their purpose here?

  3. The Issues Health • How does religion affect people’s physical and mental health?

  4. The Issues Social and Family Patterns • How does religion affect patterns in society and families? Such as Crime and delinquency.

  5. Sense of Purpose • Involvement in religion has an affect on a persons sense of meaning in life. • Studies have shown that adolescents that are involved in a religious group have a better sense of purpose and meaning in their lives. • Chart

  6. Social & Family Patterns • Correlation between high morality and religiosity. • Studies have shown that people who are rewarded for their high morality are more commonly involved in religious groups than not. • People involved in religion more likely are led to make healthier decisions such as being smoke free, alcohol free, and no risky sexual behavior.

  7. Health • Religion can have both positive and negatives affects on people. • Doing good deeds through religion can cause relief of both physical and emotional stressors. • Religion can have the negative affect of people deferring things to God and not taking care of themselves. Most of the affects that religion have on health are good though. As noted before people make healthy choices, also having positive emotions trigger certain chemicals in the body to be released having positive affect on the body.

  8. Conclusion • Religion overall seems to have a positive effect on the lives of those who participate. Sadly the number of Americans who claim to have no religious affiliation is on the rise. • Saying No To Religion

  9. References • http://www.heritage.org/research/religion/bg1992.cfm • http://sasorigin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/fpqypw1yf06bw7evfuzm-a.gif • Ferraro, K., & Albrecht-Jensen, C. (1991, June). Does Religion Influence Adult Health?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 30(2), 193. Retrieved June 29, 2009, from Humanities International Complete database. • Furrow, J., King, P., & White, K. (2004, January). Religion and Positive Youth Development: Identity, Meaning, and Prosocial Concerns. Applied Developmental Science, 8(1), 17-26. Retrieved June 29, 2009, from Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection database.

  10. References • Seybold, K., & Hill, P. (2001, February). The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Mental and Physical Health. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 10(1), 21-24. Retrieved June 29, 2009, from Academic Search Complete database. • George, L., Ellison, C., & Larson, D. (2002). Explaining the relationships between religious involvement and health. Psychological Inquiry, 13, 190-200. • Pearce, L., & Haynie, D. (2004). Intergenerational religious dynamics and adolescent delinquency. Social Forces, 82, 1553-1572. • Ellison, C., Gay, D., & Glass, T. (1989). Does religious commitment contribute to individual life satisfaction? . Social Forces, 68, 100-123.

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