The Polarized American: Views on Humanity and the Sources of Hyper-Partisanship

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1718-1734

  Kaltenthaler, Karl ^a   Miller, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b FLAGLER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

citizen attitudes; polarization; public opinion; social trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868638450     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212463357     Document Type: Article

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