Religious identity and family ideologies in the transition to adulthood

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1227-1243

  Pearce, Lisa D ^a   Thornton, Arland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Family; Intergenerational transmission; Religion; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049017338     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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