Religious reference groups and the persistence of normative behavior: An empirical test

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-98

  Roberts, Alden E ^a   Koch, Jerome R ^a   Johnson, D Paul ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035608931     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170121239     Document Type: Article

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