Religion and Sexual Behaviors: Understanding the Influence of Islamic Cultures and Religious Affiliation for Explaining Sex Outside of Marriage

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-746

  Adamczyk, Amy ^a   Hayes, Brittany E ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; health; marriage; religion; sex

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; ISLAMISM; MARRIAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866997004     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412458672     Document Type: Article

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