Religiosity and perceived future ascetic deviance and delinquency among Mormon adolescents: Testing the "this-worldly" supernatural sanctions thesis

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-51

  Harris, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0037302059     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-682X.00040     Document Type: Article

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