Pathways to political participation? Religion, communication contexts, and mass media

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-324

  Scheufele, Dietram A ^a   Nisbet, Matthew C ^b   Brossard, Dominique ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b 315 Kennedy Hall ^*

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EID: 0042787924     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/15.3.300     Document Type: Article

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