Priming the Sleeping Giant: The Dynamics of Latino Political Identity and Vote Choice

Political Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 691-716

  Jackson, Melinda S ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latinos; Political identity; Social identity; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960194061     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2011.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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