The continuing relevance of family income for religious participation: U.S. white catholic church attendance in the late 20 th century

Social Forces

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1997-2030

  Schwadel, Philip ^a   McCarthy, John D ^b   Nelsen, Hart M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73449137570     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0220     Document Type: Article

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