Positivism and patriotic militancy: The influence of covert ideologies on students' reactions to September 11, 2001

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-220

  Unger, Rhoda K ^a,b   Gareis, Karen C ^a   Locher, Paul J ^b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Association of Emperical Aesthetics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; STUDENT; TERRORISM; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547212341     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781910701271267     Document Type: Article

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