Rational behaviour in everyday situations

European Sociological Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 401-415+i

  Friedrichs, Jürgen ^a   Opp, Karl Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 0345447218     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/18.4.401     Document Type: Article

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