TY - BOOK AU - Keister,Lisa A. TI - Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty SN - 9781139028547 (ebook) AV - BL65.W42 K45 2011 U1 - 201/.73 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016) N2 - For those who own it, wealth can have extraordinary advantages. High levels of wealth can enhance educational attainment, create occupational opportunities, generate social influence and provide a buffer against financial emergencies. Even a small amount of savings can improve security, mitigate the effects of job loss and other financial setbacks and improve well-being dramatically. Although the benefits of wealth are significant, they are not enjoyed uniformly throughout the United States. In the United States, because religion is an important part of cultural orientation, religious beliefs should affect material well-being. This book explores the way religious orientations and beliefs affect Americans' incomes, savings and net worth UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139028547 ER -