Pathways to Adolescent Political Participation across Race and Ethnicity

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 801-821

  Pritzker, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; ethnic identity; political attitudes; political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867251583     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2012.707893     Document Type: Article

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