Race, religion, and opposition to same-sex marriage

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-98

  Sherkat, Darren E ^a   De Vries, Kylan Mattias ^a   Creek, Stacia ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74249087112     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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