The importance of social and political context: The case of AIDS activism

Political Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-199

  Jennings, M Kent ^a   Andersen, Ellen Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Contextual features; Political activists; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038323156     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023851930080     Document Type: Review

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