Social Capital and Citizen Interpretation of Political Ads, News, and Web Site Information in the 1996 Presidential Election

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1238-1249

  Kern, Montague ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031202645     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764297040008020     Document Type: Article

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