Covert participant observation of a deviant community: Justifying the use of deception

Journal of Contemporary Religion

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-196

  Lauder, Matthew A ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Guelph and District Multicultural Centre   (Canada)

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EID: 33646159236     PISSN: 13537903     EISSN: 14699419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353790032000067518     Document Type: Review

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