Social predictors of retention in and switching from the religious faith of family of origin: Another look using religious tradition self-identification

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-206

  Smith, Christian ^a   Sikkink, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 33646531774     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512582     Document Type: Article

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