Understanding the consequences of homophily, which is among the most widely observed
social phenomena, is important, with implications for management theory and practice …

We offer a new measure for social isolation for contemporary society, where opportunities for
making connections with others have become ubiquitous. We develop this measure after …

Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement
strategies in a number of countries. A variety of initiatives, from government and other …

In this chapter, we examine the relevance of religion for mental health. We review how
prominent forms of religious involvement influence mental health indirectly through the …

This paper discusses the applicability of recent theories of religion to the problem of
describing and explaining religious transformation in the period between the final Bronze …

Despite the fact that key sociological theories of self and identity view the self as
fundamentally rooted in networks of interpersonal relationships, empirical research …

Psychologists have been interested in the capacity of religion to affect happiness and mental
health since William James first articulated the distinction between the religion of the …

Paranoia is the belief that others intend you harm. It is related to conspiracy theories,
wherein those others represent an organized faction, coordinating the harm against self and …

That social networks play a central role in religious life is well accepted by most social
scientists. We are reasonably confident, for instance, that they are crucial for the recruitment …

Despite the influence of social support on physical and mental health, few studies have
examined why some close ties are more supportive than others. Though religion provides a …