Living and loving "decent": Religion and relationship quality among urban parents

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 828-843

  Wilcox, W Bradford ^a,b   Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Fragile Families; Relationship quality; Religion; Urban America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY RELATION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44149121492     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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