Race, Diversity, and Membership Duration in Religious Congregations

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-423

  Scheitle, Christopher P ^a   Dougherty, Kevin D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955161918     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2010.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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