Seeking understanding or sending bombs: Beliefs as predictors of responses to terrorism

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-84

  Henderson King, Donna ^a   Henderson King, Eaaron ^a   Bolea, Bryan ^a   Koches, Kurt ^a   Kauffman, Amy ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TERRORISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544318456     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327949pac1001_5     Document Type: Article

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