Parental religiosity and children's educational attainment in the United States

Research in the Sociology of Work

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-181

  Eirich, Gregory M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Educational attainment; Intergenerational transmission; Religious socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947023465     PISSN: 02772833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0277-2833(2012)0000023010     Document Type: Article

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