Religion and the construction of civic identity

American Sociological Review

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-104

  Lichterman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGY; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51249140211     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240807300105     Document Type: Article

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