Online claims-making: The NRA and gun advocacy in cyberspace

Qualitative Sociology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 144-159

  Maratea, R J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Claims making; Cyberspace; Gun control; Internet; Online

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928384307     PISSN: 17338077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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