Friends and foes: Media, politics, and tactics in the abortion war

Social Problems

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 537-561

  Rohlinger, Deana A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Coalitions; Collective action; Media and opportunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845542481     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2006.53.4.537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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