The partisan child: Developmental provocation as a model of political socialization

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-88

  McDevitt, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33644887458     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh079     Document Type: Article

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