The role of group consciousness in political participation among Latinos in the United States

American Politics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-450

  Sanchez, Gabriel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections; Group consciousness; Identity; Latino; Political participation; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744906811     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X05284417     Document Type: Article

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