A model linking community activity and communication with political attitudes and involvement in neighborhoods

Political Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-421

  Jeffres, Leo W ^a   Atkin, David ^a   Neuendorf, Kimberly A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication behaviors; Community level; Neighborhood behaviors; Political attitudes; Political involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036447360     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01957470290055574     Document Type: Article

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