Culture wars and opinion polarization: The case of abortion

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 913-943

  Mouw, Ted ^a   Sobel, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035238713     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320294     Document Type: Article

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