Does morality policy exist? Testing a basic assumption

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-218

  Mooney, Christopher Z ^a   Schuldt, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion regulation; Capital punishment; Morality policy; Policy typology; Same sex marriage

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; MORALITY; SURVEY;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42349087791     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2008.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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