Religious stability, endogamy, and the effects of personal religiosity on attitudes toward abortion

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-309

  Cochran, John K ^a,c,d,f   Chamlin, Mitchell B ^a,b   Beeghley, Leonard ^a,e   Harnden, Angela ^a   Blackwell, Brenda Sims ^a  

^a University O/south Florida

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University O ofdaaoma

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0040185743     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712158     Document Type: Article

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