Character attacks and their effects on perceptions of male and female political candidates

Political Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-102

  Schultz, Cindy ^a   Pancer, S Mark ^a  

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EID: 0031081917     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00046     Document Type: Article

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