Constructing the sociology of social problems: Spector and Kitsuse twenty-five years later

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 699-706

  Best, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0141465195     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021037709754     Document Type: Review

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