Declines in American Adults’ Religious Participation and Beliefs, 1972-2014

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Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Twenge, Jean M ^a   Sherman, Ryne A ^b   Exline, Julie J ^c   Grubbs, Joshua B ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural change; generations; prayer; religion; religious affiliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976520597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21582440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2158244016638133     Document Type: Article

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