Mathematics in sociology

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue , 2002, Pages 197-220

  Edling, Christofer R ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mathematical models; Rational choice; Social mechanisms; Social process; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036025772     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.140942     Document Type: Review

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