The dual influence of self-interest and societal interest in public opinion

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-62

  Funk, Carolyn L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1177/106591290005300102     Document Type: Article

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