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“Economic Insecurity and the Racial Attitudes of White Americans” “经济不安全与美国白人的种族态度”

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221148677

Cody R. Melcher

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Facts in Context: Problem Perceptions, Numerical Information, and Policy Attitudes 语境中的事实：问题认知、数字信息和政策态度

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-12-27 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221148674

Philip Moniz

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The Civic Value of Education: How Scholastic Experiences Create Active Citizens 教育的公民价值:学校经验如何创造积极的公民

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221144053

S. Stoddard

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Public Attitudes Toward Immigration: Was There a Trump Effect? 公众对移民的态度:特朗普效应存在吗?

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-22 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221139762

M. Sagir, Stephen T. Mockabee

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The Impact of Police Killings on Proximal Voter Turnout 警察杀人对近距离选民投票率的影响

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-21 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221139142

G. Markarian

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Perceived Local Population Dynamics and Immigration Policy Views 感知当地人口动态和移民政策观点

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221136842

Stephanie Chan, Tanika Raychaudhuri, Ali A. Valenzuela

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Beyond Pan-Ethnicity: Responsiveness of Elected Officials to Asian American Subgroups 超越泛种族：民选官员对亚裔美国人群体的反应

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221139758

Yat To Yeung

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Putting the Political in Political Interest: The Conditional Effect of Politics on Citizens’ Interest in Politics 将政治置于政治利益之中:政治对公民政治利益的条件效应

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221139757

Joanne M. Miller, David A. M. Peterson, Kyle L. Saunders, S. McClurg

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Do Partisans Always Like Their Inparty and Dislike Their Outparty? An Analysis of Partisans Across the Affective Spectrum 党派人士总是喜欢他们的党内人士而不喜欢他们的党外人士吗?跨情感谱的党派分析

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221139475

John K. Wagner, Adi Wiezel

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Different Chambers, Divergent Rhetoric: Institutional Differences and Policy Representation on Social Media 不同的商会，不同的修辞：制度差异与社交媒体上的政策表述

IF 1.5 3区社会学

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X221113017

S. Smith, A. Russell

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