Public perceptions of incompatibility between "science and religion"

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-353

  Baker, Joseph O ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

media and science; science and religion; science attitudes and perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELIGION AND SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859912450     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662511434908     Document Type: Article

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