Do secular and religious social networks meet the same individual and societal needs?

Research by Putnam and Campbell (2010), among others, seems to indicate that church-based religious social networks are larger and more conducive to happiness, volunteering, and charitable donating than secular social networks. Are those in church-based religious networks necessarily happier, more c...

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Auteurs: McCaffree, Kevin J. (Auteur) ; Saide, Anondah R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2017
Dans: Religion, brain & behavior
Année: 2017, Volume: 7, Numéro: 4, Pages: 309-312
Sujets non-standardisés:B Networks
B Secularization
B Religion
B non-affiliation
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Résumé:Research by Putnam and Campbell (2010), among others, seems to indicate that church-based religious social networks are larger and more conducive to happiness, volunteering, and charitable donating than secular social networks. Are those in church-based religious networks necessarily happier, more civically engaged and altruistic? If so, why? Herein, we call for focused research on the comparative structural differences between religious and secular networks.
ISSN:2153-5981
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion, brain & behavior
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2016.1249912