Secularization and religious change among elite scientists

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1805-1839

  Ecklund, Elaine Howard ^a   Park, Jerry Z ^b   Veliz, Phil Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46449114657     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0048     Document Type: Article

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