Competitive framing processes in the abortion debate: Polarization-vilification, frame saving, and frame debunking

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-61

  McCaffrey, Dawn ^b   Keys, Jennifer ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034354946     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2000.tb02365.x     Document Type: Article

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