Plugged in or tuned out? Youth, race, and internet usage in the 2008 election

Journal of Political Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 115-138

  Garcia Castañon, Marcela ^a   Rank, Alison D ^a   Barreto, Matt A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Online politics; Political participation; Race; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951989443     PISSN: 15377857     EISSN: 15377865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540209     Document Type: Article

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