The political socialization of commerce and social science students: Epistemic authority and attitude change

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 1985-2013

  Guimond, Serge ^a,c   Palmer, Douglas L ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Citizenship and Immigration Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

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EID: 0030590661     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01784.x     Document Type: Article

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