Religion and habitus: Exploring the relationship between religious involvement and educational outcomes and orientations among urban African American students

Urban Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-479

  Barrett, Brian ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Religious involvement; Social capital; Urban education outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954009163     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085910372349     Document Type: Article

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