Cultivating quantitative literacy: The role of sociology

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Sweet, Stephen ^a   Strand, Kerry ^b  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33645932017     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: 1939862X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092055X0603400101     Document Type: Review

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