Reconsidering the Relationship Between Cultural Theory, Political Ideology, and Political Knowledge

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 713-731

  Ripberger, Joseph T ^a   Song, Geoboo ^b   Nowlin, Matthew C ^a   Jones, Michael D ^c   Jenkins Smith, Hank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864849022     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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