OBJECTIVES The objectives of this paper are to examine the effects of religion and obesity on health and determine how the relationship varies by racial/ethnic groups with data from the Panel Study of American Race and Ethnicity (PS-ARE). METHODS Using ordinal logistic regression, the effects of religion and obesity on self-rated health and how the relationship varies by racial/ethnic groups ...

Contemporary European societies are increasingly diverse. Migration both within and to Europe has contributed over the past decades rise of new religious, racial, ethnic, social, cultural economic inequality. Such transformations have raised questions about (multi-level) governance diversity in Europe, thus determining challenges for scholars policy-makers. Whilst debate around stemming from mi...

Whereas the majority of research on board diversity explores the direct relationship between racial and gender diversity and firm performance, this paper investigates mediators that explain how board diversity is related to firm performance. Grounded in signalling theory and the behavioural theory of the firm, we suggest that this relationship operates through two mediators: firm reputation and...

Cross-cultural suicide research on spiritual faith as a protective factor in youth is limited. The aim of this study is to examine spiritual faith as a predictor of passive suicidal ideation in a racially and religiously diverse sample of college-aged youth. Participants (N = 243) completed self-report instruments to assess suicidality, social support, reasons for living as well as existential ...

PURPOSE Selective higher education institutions that take race into account in admissions decisions must be able to demonstrate that their policy is justified by a compelling governmental interest, is narrowly tailored, and is the least restrictive means for achieving that interest. The authors thus investigate whether, among medical students, the association between racial diversity (as distin...

OBJECTIVES Common facets of religion are those aspects of religion that can be shared by people from any racial group. In contrast, unique facets of religion are available only to people in specific racial groups. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the interface among common facets of religion, unique facets of religion, and life satisfaction in a nationwide sample of older Black people. ...

Cross-cultural intimate relationships can bring about positives changes to society as a whole. Although many cross-cultural couples face plectrum of challenges, them overcome those challenges. Differing opinions, morals, and values strain bonds. There are stereotypes associated with different religious, racial, ethnic backgrounds. go against the status quo by introducing new ideas perspectives ...