The spiral of silence in the 1948 presidential election

Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-155

  McDonald, Daniel G ^a   Glynn, Carroll J ^b   Kim, Sei Hill ^b   Ostman, Ronald E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035589083     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365001028002001     Document Type: Article

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