The impact of religiosity on race variations in abortion attitudes

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-377

  Gay, David ^a   Lynxwiler, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABORTION, LEGAL--RELIGIOUS ASPECTS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REPORT; STUDIES; SURVEYS; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, LEGAL--RELIGIOUS ASPECTS; AMERICAS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BLACKS; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RELIGION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; WHITES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, LEGAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMERICAS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; RESEARCH; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033237341     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027321799280190     Document Type: Article

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