Religion and Social Problems (Paperback)

1. Religion and Social Problems: Three Perspectives  Titus Hjelm  Part 1: The Impact of Religion on Social Problems  2. The Indirect Result of Religious Norms and Practices: Explaining Islam’s Role in Limiting the Spread of HIV/AIDS  Amy Adamczyk  3. Islam and Labor Market Integration in Denmark  Peter B. Andersen and Peter Luchau  Part 2: Constructing Religion as a Solution to Social Problems  4. Religious Diversity and Social Problems: The Case of Britain  James A. Beckford  5. Fighting Against Unemployment: Finnish Parishes as Agents in European Social Fund Projects  Sanna Lehtinen  6. Religion as a Solution to Social Problems: A Christian Orthodox Approach to International Humanitarian Issues  Lina Molokotos-Liederman  7. Religion and Social Capital Research in South Africa: Mapping an Agenda in Progress  Ignatius Swart  8. Campaigning for Justice: Religious and Legal Activism in Challenging Illegal Immigration as a Social Problem in the U.S. Gaston Espinosa  9. Missionaries and Social Workers: Visions of Sexuality in Religious Discourse  Marian Burchardt  Part 4: Constructing Religion as a Social Problem  10. Perception of Muslims and Islam in Australian Schools: A National Survey  Abe W. Ata  11. Religious Problems in Contemporary Japanese Society: Two Cases after the Aum Shinrikyo Affair  Michiaki Okuyama  12. George W. Bush and Church-State Partnerships to Administer Social Service Programs: Cautions and Concerns  Derek H. Davis  13. The Cult as a Social Problem  Eileen Barker  14. Other Religions as Social Problem: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and Afro-Brazilian Traditions  Steven Engler  15. Islam and Integration in German Media Discourse  Yasemin El-Menouar and Melanie Becker