Making Sense of Climate Change: How Story Frames Shape Cognition

Political Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 447-476

  Jones, Michael D ^a   Song, Geoboo ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cluster analysis; Cultural Theory; Framing; Narrative cognition; Narrative Policy Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904747956     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12057     Document Type: Article

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