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Religious Roles

Religious Roles is a sociological construct that designates the set of normatively prescribed behaviors, obligations, and statuses assumed by individuals within organized systems of spiritual belief and practice, distinguished from other social roles by its grounding in sacred doctrines, ritual participation, and institutionalized religious authority.

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2017–2026

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Publications

150

Religious Involvement, Social Ties, and Social Support in a Southeastern Community

Christopher G. Ellison, Linda K. George · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1994 · 840 citations

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Religious involvement and mortality: A meta-analytic review.

Michael E. McCullough, William T. Hoyt, David B. Larson et al. · Health Psychology · 2000 · 818 citations

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The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: A Study in Religious Sociology.

Alexander Goldenweiser, Émile Durkheim, J. W. Swain · The Journal of Philosophy Psychology and Scientific Methods · 1916 · 652 citations

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Spirituality and religion in the workplace: History, theory, and research.

Margaret Benefiel, Louis W. Fry, David Geigle · Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · 2014 · 386 citations

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Religion in Chinese Society, A Study of Contemporary Social Functions of Religion and Some of their Historical Factors.

Robert M. Marsh, C. K. Yang · American Sociological Review · 1962 · 280 citations

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Authors

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  1. HG
    Harold G. Koenig

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 927 citations

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  2. SF
    Susan Furness

    Cochrane, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  3. CD
    C. Daniel Batson

    University of Kansas, United States

    2 publications · 122 citations

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  4. KI
    Kenneth I. Pargäment

    Bowling Green State University, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  5. DJ
    David J. Nygren

    Virginia Tech, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

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Institutions

132

  1. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    191 citations

  2. American University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  3. Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

    Chattanooga, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  4. Ball State University

    Muncie, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

  6. University of Minnesota, Duluth

    Duluth, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    75 citations

  8. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 853 citations

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  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 10 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Review of Religious Research

    7 publications · 140 citations

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  4. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 3 publications · 70 citations

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  5. Social Compass

    3 publications · 131 citations

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