Latino attitudes toward various areas of public policy: The importance of acculturation

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 293-303

  Branton, Regina ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino attitudes; Public opinion; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547850129     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912907301983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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