Why sociology does not need to be saved: Analytic reflections on public sociologies

American Sociologist

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 133-151

  Mclaughlin, Neil ^a   Kowalchuk, Lisa ^b   Turcotte, Kerry ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 33746080917     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-005-1021-1     Document Type: Review

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