Saved by the stars and stripes? images of protest, salience of threat, and immigration attitudes

American Politics Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 323-343

  Wright, Matthew ^a   Citrin, Jack ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

common in group identity; immigration; national identity; protest; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955371231     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X10388140     Document Type: Article

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