Conservative protestants and wealth: How religion perpetuates asset poverty

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1237-1271

  Keister, Lisa A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42149163732     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/525506     Document Type: Article

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