Researchers have attempted to estimate the number of congregations in the United States
using counts provided by denominations, existing media (newspapers, phone books …

Research shows that college education and college major are related to attitudes about
gender. However, little research has focused on within-major gender differences, and …

This study addresses the question: Do individuals who have completed different college
majors show different patterns of conservative religious belief and religious practice …

Objective Previous research has found that physicians are divided on whether they are
obligated to provide a treatment to which they object and whether they should refer patients …

Context Little is known about patient and physician factors that affect decisions to pursue
more or less aggressive treatment courses for patients with advanced illness. Objectives …

Objectives: To determine whether treating conditions having medically unexplained
symptoms is associated with lower physician satisfaction and higher ascribed patient …

Background: Physicians who are more religious or spiritual may report more positive
perceptions regarding the link between religious beliefs/practices and patients' …

Scholars over the past several decades have noted the resilience of religion in the United
States (Chaves 2011; Gorski and Altınordu 2008; Hadden 1987: 601–2; Presser and …