The Politicization Of Climate Change And Polarization In The American Public's Views Of Global Warming, 2001-2010

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-194

  Mccright, Aaron M ^a   Dunlap, Riley E ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954585484     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2011.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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