Politics matters: Political events as catalysts for preadult socialization

American Political Science Review

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-65

  Sears, David O ^a   Valentino, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031286122     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2952258     Document Type: Article

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