Modernization and religious intermarriage in the Republic of Ireland

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 647-665

  O'Leary, Richard ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermarriage; Ireland; Modernization; Protestant; Religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

HUMANS; IRELAND; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 0035756699     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071310120084517     Document Type: Article

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