What is agency?

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 962-1023

  Emirbayer, Mustafa ^a   Mische, Ann ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032354630     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/231294     Document Type: Article

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