Conservative protestantism and the parental use of corporal punishment

Social Forces

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1003-1028

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Bartkowski, John P ^a   Segal, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0040454965     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/74.3.1003     Document Type: Article

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