Johnny Ramírez-Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 815186 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johnny Ramírez-Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johnny |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramírez-Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | RAMÍREZ-JOHNSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loma Linda University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2225-9211 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Spirituality, Congruence, and Moral Agency in a Stigmatized Context: A Single-Case Study Using Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy (STST)
This qualitative single-case study examines how spirituality promotes mental health within a stigmatized occupation by analyzing an in-depth interview with “Perla,” a 62-year-old Mexican woman with decades of experience in sex work. Guided by Virginia Satir’s Transformational Systemic Therapy (STST), specifically the Self-Mandala and Iceberg Metaphor, we conceptualize spirituality as a universal human dimension of meaning, moral orientation, and …
Between Service and Scripture: A Qualitative Study of Missional Hermeneutics
Using a qualitative research method known as narrative inquiry, the authors undertake an exercise in empirical hermeneutics in a Latino church context in order to explore the formative effects of participation in mission on biblical interpreters. The analysis leads to the construction of a twofold hermeneutical model that provisionally answers our research question: the relationship between participants’ experiences of mission and their understan…
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 48, No. 3
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the pace of the digital transition process in which we have been immersed.In a context of generalized lockdown, our organizations have been forced to go digital and many of the activities social workers perform must now be done remotely.As a result, e-social work, or digital social work, has gone from being an emerging specialization to a critical specialty across organizations and activities.In this article, we …
A perspective on God’s view of human diversity: A missiological application of joy in diversity
This article considers a missiological perspective that emphasizes God’s creation of and joy in human diversity. Beginning with a concrete experience of personal challenge, four questions are explored: (1) Did diversity of human biology and racial phenotype come as a result of God’s original (before sin) creation design? If not then; (2) Is uniformity of race and biological phenotype the best understanding of God’s original (before sin) creation …
Maximization vs. Inclusion as a Value Conflict in Development Work
This article builds on previous research studies strongly suggesting that high levels of social capital are positively associated with the economic and political progress of community residents. As previously proposed by the authors of this article, such findings may encourage policy makers of government and non-governmental development organizations to concentrate their efforts and resources in communities whose residents have been identified as…
The Impact of Education on Views of Homosexuality in the Senior Clergy of Hidalgo County, Texas
“Deeply Woven Roots”: Health Initiatives and Community Social Services of Faith-Based Organizations of the Hidalgo County, Texas
Empowering Latino Church Leaders to Deal with the HIV-Aids Crisis: A Strengths-Oriented Service Model
Democratic attitudes and social capital in Latin America
This article examines the effect of democratic attitudes on social capital in four Latin American countries. It relies on a secondary analysis of data from a multi-national study conducted in 2005—2006. Findings indicate that democratic attitudes had a significant positive effect on social capital even in rural settings, and that social capital increased as democratic attitudes improved
Disconnection, Depression, and Spirituality: A Study of the Role of Spirituality and Meaning in the Lives of Individuals with Severe Depression
Medical Pluralism in the Life of a Mexican Immigrant Woman
This case study reflects on the variety of approaches to health care in a pluralistic immigrant urban enclave in Southern California. In-depth interviews were conducted with a Mexican immigrant woman to explore and understand her health worldview and the strategies she uses in deciding among the diverse health care options available to protect and maintain her family’s health. Kleinman’s typology of health sectors (professional, folk, and popular…
Social capital, economic development and food security in Peru's mountain region
Is Faith an Emotion? Faith as a Meaning-Making Affective Process: An Example From Breast Cancer Patients
Is Faith an Emotion: Faith as a Meaning-Making Affective Process: An Example From Breast Cancer Patients
To understand the meaning of religious faith within the context of theobiology, this study reports on the findings of a study of breast cancer (BC) patients and how they defined faith with emotion words and reported via open-ended short narratives how religious faith helped them in coping with their BC. When defining faith, BC patients preferred positive emotion words (82.9%) over negative emotion words (17%). Still, the fact that negative emotio…
Medical Pluralism in the Life of a Mexican Immigrant Woman
This case study reflects on the variety of approaches to health care in a pluralistic immigrant urban enclave in Southern California. In-depth interviews were conducted with a Mexican immigrant woman to explore and understand her health worldview and the strategies she uses in deciding among the diverse health care options available to protect and maintain her family’s health. Kleinman’s typology of health sectors (professional, folk, and popular…
Social capital, economic development and food security in Peru's mountain region
Democratic attitudes and social capital in Latin America
This article examines the effect of democratic attitudes on social capital in four Latin American countries. It relies on a secondary analysis of data from a multi-national study conducted in 2005—2006. Findings indicate that democratic attitudes had a significant positive effect on social capital even in rural settings, and that social capital increased as democratic attitudes improved
Disconnection, Depression, and Spirituality: A Study of the Role of Spirituality and Meaning in the Lives of Individuals with Severe Depression
Social capital, economic development and food security in Peru's mountain region
Is Faith an Emotion? Faith as a Meaning-Making Affective Process: An Example From Breast Cancer Patients
Is Faith an Emotion: Faith as a Meaning-Making Affective Process: An Example From Breast Cancer Patients
To understand the meaning of religious faith within the context of theobiology, this study reports on the findings of a study of breast cancer (BC) patients and how they defined faith with emotion words and reported via open-ended short narratives how religious faith helped them in coping with their BC. When defining faith, BC patients preferred positive emotion words (82.9%) over negative emotion words (17%). Still, the fact that negative emotio…
Medical Pluralism in the Life of a Mexican Immigrant Woman
This case study reflects on the variety of approaches to health care in a pluralistic immigrant urban enclave in Southern California. In-depth interviews were conducted with a Mexican immigrant woman to explore and understand her health worldview and the strategies she uses in deciding among the diverse health care options available to protect and maintain her family’s health. Kleinman’s typology of health sectors (professional, folk, and popular…
Disconnection, Depression, and Spirituality: A Study of the Role of Spirituality and Meaning in the Lives of Individuals with Severe Depression
Democratic attitudes and social capital in Latin America
This article examines the effect of democratic attitudes on social capital in four Latin American countries. It relies on a secondary analysis of data from a multi-national study conducted in 2005—2006. Findings indicate that democratic attitudes had a significant positive effect on social capital even in rural settings, and that social capital increased as democratic attitudes improved
Empowering Latino Church Leaders to Deal with the HIV-Aids Crisis: A Strengths-Oriented Service Model
“Deeply Woven Roots”: Health Initiatives and Community Social Services of Faith-Based Organizations of the Hidalgo County, Texas
The Impact of Education on Views of Homosexuality in the Senior Clergy of Hidalgo County, Texas
Maximization vs. Inclusion as a Value Conflict in Development Work
This article builds on previous research studies strongly suggesting that high levels of social capital are positively associated with the economic and political progress of community residents. As previously proposed by the authors of this article, such findings may encourage policy makers of government and non-governmental development organizations to concentrate their efforts and resources in communities whose residents have been identified as…
A perspective on God’s view of human diversity: A missiological application of joy in diversity
This article considers a missiological perspective that emphasizes God’s creation of and joy in human diversity. Beginning with a concrete experience of personal challenge, four questions are explored: (1) Did diversity of human biology and racial phenotype come as a result of God’s original (before sin) creation design? If not then; (2) Is uniformity of race and biological phenotype the best understanding of God’s original (before sin) creation …
Between Service and Scripture: A Qualitative Study of Missional Hermeneutics
Using a qualitative research method known as narrative inquiry, the authors undertake an exercise in empirical hermeneutics in a Latino church context in order to explore the formative effects of participation in mission on biblical interpreters. The analysis leads to the construction of a twofold hermeneutical model that provisionally answers our research question: the relationship between participants’ experiences of mission and their understan…
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 48, No. 3
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the pace of the digital transition process in which we have been immersed.In a context of generalized lockdown, our organizations have been forced to go digital and many of the activities social workers perform must now be done remotely.As a result, e-social work, or digital social work, has gone from being an emerging specialization to a critical specialty across organizations and activities.In this article, we …
Spirituality, Congruence, and Moral Agency in a Stigmatized Context: A Single-Case Study Using Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy (STST)
This qualitative single-case study examines how spirituality promotes mental health within a stigmatized occupation by analyzing an in-depth interview with “Perla,” a 62-year-old Mexican woman with decades of experience in sex work. Guided by Virginia Satir’s Transformational Systemic Therapy (STST), specifically the Self-Mandala and Iceberg Metaphor, we conceptualize spirituality as a universal human dimension of meaning, moral orientation, and …
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Faith (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)