A question of authority: Religion and cultural conflict in the 2004 election

Political Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-248

  Mockabee, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Culture wars; Presidential vote; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248584769     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-006-9023-4     Document Type: Article

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