The Interaction of Religion, Political Ideology, and Concern About Climate Change in the United States

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 177-194

  Arbuckle, Matthew B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; ideology; public opinion; religion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RELIGION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982855405     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2016.1209267     Document Type: Article

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