Minding the gap: Positivism, psychology, and the politics of qualitative methods

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 785-801

  Burman, Erica ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001038140     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1997.tb02461.x     Document Type: Article

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