Employment discrimination, local school boards, and LGBT civil rights: Reviewing 25 years of public opinion data

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 342-354

  Becker, Amy B ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84931080837     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edu003     Document Type: Review

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