Political Participation Among Latinos in the United States: The Effect of Group Identity and Consciousness

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 466-482

  Valdez, Zulema ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955536803     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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