Disagreement and the Avoidance of Political Discussion: Aggregate Relationships and Differences across Personality Traits

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-874

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Huber, Gregory A ^a   Doherty, David ^b   Dowling, Conor M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84867221045     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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