Interpretivism and generalisation

Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-224

  Williams, Malcolm ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Generalisation; Idiographic; Induction; Interpretivism; Nomothetic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034178548     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/s0038038500000146     Document Type: Article

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