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Values and the Vote: Linking Issue Interpretations to the Process of Candidate Choice.

Authors :
Shah, Dhavan V.
Domke, David
Wackman, Daniel B.
Source :
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. Sum 1997 74(2):357-387.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Explores how "moral" issues interact with voters' core values. Finds that subjects' (military reservists, Reserve Officer Training Corps student members, and undergraduate students) interpretation of issues (as either ethical or material in nature) is strongly related to differences in the type of decision-making strategy used, even after accounting for a variety of variables. (SR)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1077-6990
Volume :
74
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ553746
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research