Differences in the civic knowledge and attitudes of adolescents in the United States by immigrant status and hispanic background

Prospects

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-354

  Torney Purta, Judith ^a   Barber, Carolyn ^a   Wilkenfeld, Britt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33845407111     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-006-0015-2     Document Type: Review

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