Wha'd'ya know? Examining young voters' political information and efficacy in the 2004 election

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1280-1289

  Wells, Scott D ^a   Dudash, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Efficacy; Nonvoter; Political participation; Young voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247585675     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207300053     Document Type: Review

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