Religious orientation, religious affiliation, and boundary maintenance: The case of polygamy

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 761-770

  Nielsen, Michael E ^a   Cragun, Ryan T ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary maintenance; Polygamy; Religious affiliation; Religious orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649818020     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670902832805     Document Type: Article

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