Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates

LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in the June issue of Social Forces, a leading journal in the field of sociology.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news134319645.html">Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates</a></p> <p>LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in the June issue of <i>Social Forces</i>, a leading journal in the field of sociology.</p>