The Spiral of Silence a Theory of Public Opinion
1974/06/01 by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Elisabeth Noëlle-Neumann · 2,294 citations
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paper · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1974.tb00367.x
published in Journal of Communication 24(2), 43-51 (Oxford University Press)
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Abstract
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann; The Spiral of Silence a Theory of Public Opinion, Journal of Communication, Volume 24, Issue 2, 1 June 1974, Pages 43–51, https://doi.
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