After the credits roll: The long-term effects of educational television on public knowledge and attitudes

American Politics Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-300

  Albertson, Bethany ^a   Lawrence, Adria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Drug policy; Field experiments; Media effects; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849104761     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X08328600     Document Type: Article

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