Gendered characteristics of political engagement in college students

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 299-310

  Bernstein, Arla G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender inequality perception; Issue involvement; Political engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744387602     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-2674-5     Document Type: Article

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