Cultural-Community Divorce and the Family Law Act 1975: A Proposal to Clarify the Law
This paper addresses the impact of divorce on different cultural communities, particularly Islamic and Jewish cultures.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Commonwealth of Australia • August 2001

Marital Fertility and Religion: Recent Changes in Spain
This paper examines the effects of religious affiliation and religious commitment on family size and birth spacing decisions in Spain.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Population Research Center • July 2004

World Religions and Same-Sex Marriage: A Research Summary from the Marriage Law Project
This paper provides an overview of the teachings of Christiantity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam with respect to marriage, and discusses divisions that have arisen within some of these religions over the issue of same-sex marriage.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Marriage Law Project • July 2002

Religious Commitment in Canada, 1997 and 2000
This book looks extensively at the level of religious commitment in Canada, and explores a number of related issues, including rates of church attendance and religious participation.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Christian Commitment Research Institute • February 2003

Job Protection: The Macho Hypothesis
This paper examines factors which motivate certain countries to adopt job protection legislation.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Institute for the Study of Labor • June 2004

The Mwomboko Research Project: The Practice of Male Circumcision in Central Kenya and its Implications for the Transmission and Prevention of STD/HIV
This report discusses the practice of circumcision in Central Kenya and its implications for the transmission or prevention of HIV.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Counceli for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa • 1997

Decline in Number of Canadians Who Believe Religious Practice is Important
This article discusses the results of a recent poll which examines the importance of religion to Canadians.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Center for Research and Information on Canada • September 09, 2004

Faith-Based Funding Backed, But Church-State Doubts Abound
This paper investigates public views on the role of religion in shaping social values, influencing political agendas, and funding welfare and social service programs.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Pew Research Center for the People & the Press • April 10, 2001

Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at Home and Abroad
This American survey explores popular views on morality, the Muslim faith, world religions, the role of religion, and the influence of religious belief in the realm of policy and politics.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press • March 20, 2002

Australian Social Trends 1994: Religion - Special Feature: Trends in Religious Affiliation
This document examines statistics on the religious affiliation of Australians according to age, gender, and place of birth.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > World Religions
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • February 22, 2001