Talking about religion: How highly religious youth and parents discuss their faith

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 611-641

  Dollahite, David C ^a   Thatcher, Jennifer Y ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Christian; Jewish; Muslim; Qualitative research; Religiosity; Religious conversations

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749113287     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558408322141     Document Type: Article

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