Out of control: Delegates' information sources and perceptions of female candidates

Political Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-109

  Bos, Angela L ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate information; Candidate nominations; Delegates; Gender stereotypes; Information source; Political party conventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751500850     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2010.540306     Document Type: Article

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