Children's understanding of religion: Interviews with Arab-Muslim, Asian-Muslim, Christian and Hindu children aged 5-11 years

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-42

  Takriti, Rachel A ^a   Barrett, Martyn ^b   Buchanan Barrow, Eithne ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARAB; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIAN; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MOSLEM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 30344447288     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670512331335677     Document Type: Article

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