Structuring political opinions: Attitude consistency and democratic competence among the U.S. mass public

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Moskowitz, Adam N ^a,c   Craig Jenkins, J ^b,c  

^a Department of Community Education and Workforce Development   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Sociol and Polit Science ^*

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EID: 84862477699     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb02296.x     Document Type: Review

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