Theodicy and life satisfaction among black and white Americans

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-287

  Musick, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/3712579     Document Type: Article

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