Religion and Social Problems Book

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 Lüchau 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. Gastón 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