Gender differences in the construction of spirituality, work, learning, and community by baalei teshuvah

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 527-541

  Sands, Roberta G ^a   Spero, Robyn Rapoport ^b   Danzig, Rivka Ausubel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b National Analysts Worldwide   (United States)

Author keywords

Baalei teshuvah; Gender; Orthodox Judaism; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548829630     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9286-1     Document Type: Article

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