A longitudinal study of the intergenerational transmission of religion

International Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Bengtson, Vern L ^a,b   Copen, Casey E ^a,c   Putney, Norella M ^a,b   Silverstein, Merril ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandparent influence; Intergenerational religiosity; Religious influence; Religious socialization; Religious transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449123190     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580909102911     Document Type: Article

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