The Social Psychology of Access in Ethnographic Research

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 592-625

  Harrington, Brooke ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141816503     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241603255677     Document Type: Article

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