Building social capital in young people: The role of mass media and life outlook

Political Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-83

  Romer, Daniel ^a   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^a   Pasek, Josh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic activity; Media use; Pessimism; Political socialization; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449127391     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600802622878     Document Type: Article

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