Where you live and what you watch: The impact of racial proximity and local television news on attitudes about race and crime

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 755-780

  Gilliam, Franklin D ^a   Valentino, Nicholas A ^b   Beckmann, Matthew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036996685     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290205500402     Document Type: Article

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