The influence of religion on the leisure behavior of immigrant Muslims in the United States

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-320

  Stodolska, Monika ^a   Livengood, Jennifer S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigration; Islam; Leisure; Muslim; Post 9 11; Religion

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; ISLAMISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747454248     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2006.11950080     Document Type: Article

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