The sociology of James S. Coleman

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-24

  Marsden, Peter V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Mathematical sociology; Rational choice theory; Social capital; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644471984     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.31.041304.122209     Document Type: Review

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