Families, divorce and voter turnout in the US

Political Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-162

  Sandell, Julianna ^a   Plutzer, Eric ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Divorce; Education; Family; Political participation; Residential mobility; Turnout; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844389000     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-005-3341-9     Document Type: Review

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