Kids voting and political knowledge: Narrowing gaps, informing votes

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1161-1177

  Meirick, Patrick C ^a   Wackman, Daniel B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 11844294018     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Review

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