Is Trust in Others Declining in America? An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

Social Science Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-145

  Robinson, Robert V ^a   Jackson, Elton F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cohort; Trends; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013295022     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.2000.0692     Document Type: Article

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