How Discrimination Impacts Sociopolitical Behavior: A Multidimensional Perspective

Political Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 613-640

  Oskooii, Kassra A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Muslim Americans; political discrimination; societal discrimination; sociopolitical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987940142     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12279     Document Type: Article

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