Religion and social problems
By: edited by Titus Hjelm
Series: Routledge advances in sociology -- 56; Routledge advances in sociology -- 56.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780415800563
Subjects: Religion and social problems; Religion and state; Social policy; Church and social problems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and social problems: three perspectives / Titus Hjelm; title: The indirect result of religious norms and practices: explaining Islam's role in limiting the spread of HIV/AIDS / Amy Adamczyk; title: Islam and labor market integration in Denmark / Peter B Andersen and Peter Lüchau; title: Religious diversity and social problems: the case of Britain / James A. Beckford; title: Fighting against unemployment: Finnish parishes as agents in European social fund projects / Sanna Lehtinen; title: Religion as a solution to social problems: a Christian Orthodox approach to international humanitarian issues / Lina Molokotos-Liederman; title: Religion and social capital research in South Africa: mapping an agenda in progress / Ignatius Swart; title: Campaigning for justice: religious and legal activism in challenging illegal immigration as a social problem in the U.S. / Gastón Espinosa; title: Missionaries and social workers: visions of sexuality in religious discourse / Marian Burchardt; title: Perception of Muslims and Islam in Australian schools: a national survey / Abe W. Ata; title: Religious problems in contemporary Japanese society: two cases after the Aum Shinrikyo affair / Michiaki Okuyama; title: George W. Bush and church-state partnerships to administer social service programs: cautions and concerns / Derek H. Davis; title: The cult as a social problem / Eileen Barker; title: Other religons as social problem: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and Afro-Brazilian traditions / Steven Engler; title: Islam and integration in German media discourse / Yasemin El-Menouar and Melanie Becker.