The "actors" of modern society: The cultural construction of social agency

Sociological Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 100-120

  Meyer, John W ^a   Jepperson, Ronald L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

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EID: 0034341350     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0735-2751.00090     Document Type: Article

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