The role of the husband's religious affiliation in the economic and demographic behavior of families

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-155

  Lehrer, Evelyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0039860262     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1387081     Document Type: Article

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