Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988-2008

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-180

  Sherkat, Darren E ^a   Powell Williams, Melissa ^b   Maddox, Gregory ^a   de Vries, Kylan Mattias ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Politics; Religion; Same sex marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149469719     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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