Bolstering an illusory majority: The effects of the media's portrayal of death penalty support

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 671-689

  Niven, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036756611     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00108     Document Type: Article

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