A reason to believe: Examining the factors that determine individual views on global warming

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 777-800

  Borick, Christopher P ^a   Rabe, Barry G ^b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77954731888     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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