Social capital and the spiral of silence

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-345

  Dalisay, Francis ^a   Hmielowski, Jay D ^b   Kushin, Matthew James ^c   Yamamoto, Masahiro ^d  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

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EID: 84866354347     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/eds023     Document Type: Article

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