The impact of religious homogeneity on the rate of divorce in the United States

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 338-354

  Mullins, Larry C ^a   Brackett, Kimberly P ^a   Bogie, Donald W ^a   Pruett, Daniel ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

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EID: 4344670147     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2004.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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