Compensatory Control and Its Implications for Ideological Extremism

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 564-585

  Kay, Aaron C ^a   Eibach, Richard P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84883631596     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12029     Document Type: Article

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