Means-Tested Public Assistance Programs and Adolescent Political Socialization

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1611-1621

  Barnes, Carolyn Y ^a   Hope, Elan C ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Means tested assistance; Political efficacy; Political participation; Political socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; EXPOSURE; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JUVENILE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIALIZATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; MALE; POLITICAL ACTIVISM; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; POLITICAL ACTIVISM; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85008240114     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0624-x     Document Type: Article

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