The Role of Gender Stereotypes in U.S. Senate Campaigns

Politics and Gender

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-324

  Fridkin, Kim L ^a   Kenney, Patrick J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950777109     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X09990158     Document Type: Article

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