Authoritariamsm and economic threat: Implications for political behavior

Political Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 707-720

  Rickert, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarian aggression; Authoritarianism; Economic threat; Income inequality; Political opinion; Societal insecurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032218053     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00128     Document Type: Article

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