Choice-centred versus subject-centred theories in the social sciences: The influence of simplification on explananda

European Sociological Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Lindenberg, Siegwart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030520982     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018182     Document Type: Article

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