Culture wars in the congressional theater: How the U.S. House of Representatives legislates morality, 1993-1998

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 775-788

  Oldmixon, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0036755569     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00114     Document Type: Review

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