Their Fault, Not Mine: Religious Commitment, Theological Conservatism, and Americans' Retrospective Reasons for Divorce

How does religion influence the ways divorcées frame their divorce experience? Building on Mills's “vocabularies of motive” concept, I theorize that Americans who are more religious or affiliated with a conservative Protestant tradition will be more likely to emphasize their former spouse'...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Perry, Samuel L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-18
Further subjects:B vocabularies of motive
B Divorce
B Religious Attendance
B Evangelicals
B Marriage
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