This paper investigates the extent to which substantively distinct moral worldviews are associated with different rates and types of civic engagement. Following Lichterman (1995; 1996), we acknowledge that individualistic moral worldviews can and do motivate civic engagement. However, based on an analysis of survey data from a national probability sample of Americans, we find that, controlling ...

and antidepressant use were strikingly low on Tobago, when compared with the United Kingdom. Tobagonians were unlikely to médicalisedistressby presenting with overt psychological symptoms. Most local doctors felt that patients preferred spiritual support, e.g. from charismatic religious groups and traditional healers (some using obeah). A rich network of social and recreational groups may also...

Within disciplines of religious studies, discussions of religious experience tend to revolve around the most rare and extraordinary cases, while neglecting much more common varieties of “ordinary religious experience”—that is, experiences of regular practitioners in the midst of normal religious activities such as worship or prayer. This comment will, first, call attention to this essential asp...

Cultural norms affect the likelihood that child sexual abuse will be discovered by an adult or disclosed by a child. Cultural norms also affect whether abused children's families will report child sexual abuse to authorities. This article explores the ways ethnic and religious culture affect child sexual abuse disclosure and reporting, both in the United States and internationally. Guidelines f...

Considering the acceptance of culture as the principle predictorof understanding housing elements, including religious and behavioral patterns, is becoming increasingly important. This understanding can be clearly visualized in a city such as Kerman. Kerman is located in South-East of Iran andhas a diverse culture witha residential district in which Muslims, Zoroastrians, and Jews liveside b...

This study aims to determine the Religious Culture at SMK Islamic Center Baiturrahman Semarang, what culture is applied, and Management of Character Education through Semarang. uses a qualitative description method. Data collection was conducted by researchers using observation, interviews, documentation. Then check validity data, it done data triangulation techniques analysis. The results this...