Christian religiosity, self-control and social conformity

Social Forces

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1605-1623

  Welch, Michael R ^a   Tittle, Charles R ^b   Grasmick, Harold G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 33645919650     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0075     Document Type: Review

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