Gender-related political knowledge and the descriptive representation of women

Political Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-388

  Sanbonmatsu, Kira ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Knowledge; Political representation; Public opinion; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843140573     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:POBE.0000004063.83917.2d     Document Type: Article

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