Religion, Religiosity, and Nonmarital Sexual Conduct: An Application of Reference Group Theory

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-101

  Cochran, John K ^a   Chamlin, Mitchell B ^b   Beeghley, Leonard ^c   Fenwick, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 1042267606     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682x.2004.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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