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Xiuhua Wang
Researcher at Baylor University
Publications - 8
Citations - 49
Xiuhua Wang is an academic researcher from Baylor University. The author has contributed to research in topics: China & Religiosity. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 36 citations. Previous affiliations of Xiuhua Wang include Facebook.
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The Relationship between Religion and Deviance in a Largely Irreligious Country: Findings from the 2010 China General Social Survey
Xiuhua Wang,Sung Joon Jang +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the religion-deviance relationship in China, analyzing the 2010 China General Social Survey data to estimate ordinary least squares, logistic, and negative binomial regression models, and found respondents who followed some form of religion to be no different from those without religion in law or rule violation.
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Attitudes Toward Religion and Believers in China: How Education Increases Tolerance of Individual Religious Differences and Intolerance of Religious Influence in Politics
Xiuhua Wang,Paul Froese +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors found that education is thought to increase empathy, producing a ''positive effect'' on Chinese public opinion about religious repression in China, yet there is little research into what the Chinese public think about religion.
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Education, Religious Commitment, and Religious Tolerance in Contemporary China
Xiuhua Wang,Jeremy E. Uecker +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between higher education and religion in a non-Western context, China, where children are typically raised in secular contexts and anti-religious ideology permeates the education system.
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The Effects of Provincial and Individual Religiosity on Deviance in China: A Multilevel Modeling Test of the Moral Community Thesis
Xiuhua Wang,Sung Joon Jang +1 more
TL;DR: Li et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the moral community thesis in the secular context of China using multilevel logistic regression and found that both individual- and aggregate-level religiosity are inversely related to law and rule violations at the individual level and whether province-level religious affiliation enhances the inverse relationship between individual religiosity and deviant behaviors.
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Religious Involvement, Social/Political Strain, and Depression in Contemporary China: How Does Religion Affect Subjective Well-Being Differently in a Regulated Society?
Xiuhua Wang,Kenneth R. Vaughan +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that religious activity positively affects subjective well-being in Western nations where religious activity is conducted in a relatively free and relatively free manner. But most of this research focuses on Western nations, where religious activities are conducted in relatively free environments.