Statistical mechanics of opinion formation and collective behavior: Micro-sociology

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Bahr, David B ^a   Passerini, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0032223316     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.1998.9990210     Document Type: Article

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