Places of Habits and Hearts: Church Attendance and Latino Immigrant Health Behaviors in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1328-1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ephraim Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Immigrant Health ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Latino Immigrant

scholarly journals God in the Barrio?: The Determinants of Religiosity and Civic Engagement among Latinos in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Allen Gershon ◽  
Adrian D. Pantoja ◽  
J. Benjamin Taylor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
The Social ◽  
Church Participation

AbstractIt is often assumed that Latinos in the United States are deeply religious, and that this religious identity plays an important role in shaping their political beliefs and behaviors. A more controversial though unexplored proposition is that Latinos may not be as religious as is commonly believed and that forces beyond their religiosity play more prominent roles in shaping their political engagement. Relying on data from the 2006 Latino National Survey, we examine secularism — measured by church attendance — and civic engagement among Latinos. Our efforts are to analyze the social forces that shape levels of religiosity and find that generational status plays a significant role. Additionally, we further find that while church attendance declines among later generations, second and third generation Latinos have higher levels of civic engagement than their first generation peers, indicating that a decline in church participation does not depress political participation among later generations of Latinos.

scholarly journals An Examination of Body Weight Standards and the Association between Weight and Health Behaviors in the United States Air Force

1999 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Keith Haddock ◽  
Walker S.C. Poston ◽  
Robert C. Klesges ◽  
G. Wayne Talcott ◽  
Harry Lando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Air Force ◽  
United States Air Force ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Why are the oldest old less generous? Explanations for the unexpected age-related drop in charitable giving

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAMALA WIEPKING ◽  
RUSSELL N. JAMES
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Egocentric Networks ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health Cognition

ABSTRACTPrevious research has demonstrated that the generally positive relationship between age and the presence of charitable giving becomes negative at the oldest ages. We investigate potential causes of this drop in charitable giving among the oldest old including changes in health, cognition, egocentric networks, religious attendance, and substitution of charitable bequest planning. A longitudinal analysis of data from the United States Health and Retirement Survey indicates that the drop in charitable giving is mediated largely by changes in the frequency of church attendance, with only modest influences from changes in health and cognition.

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