The myth of "Security Moms" and "NASCAR Dads": Parenthood, political stereotypes, and the 2004 election

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Elder, Laurel ^a   Greene, Steven ^b  

^a HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846281572     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Review

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