Waving the flag: National symbolism, social identity, and political engagement

Political Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-355

  Schatz, Robert T ^a   Lavine, Howard ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Involvement; National symbolism; Political engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249033780     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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