Mask Refusal Backlash: The Politicization of Face Masks in the American Public Sphere during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This research shows how face masks took on discursive political significance during the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the United States. The authors argue that political divisions over masks cannot be understood by looking to partisan differences in mask-wearing behaviors...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-04-01
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Series: | Socius |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231221093158 |