Does strictness explain the appeal of working-class conservative protestant congregations?

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-302

  Tamney, Joseph B ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646523439     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4153100     Document Type: Review

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