A social science of the arts: An emerging organizational initiative and an illustrative investigation of photography

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-408

  Liben, Lynn S ^a   Szechter, Lisa E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arts; Children; Development; Photography; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247462835     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016086030554     Document Type: Article

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