Justifying sociological knowledge: From realism to interpretation

Sociological Theory

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-129

  Reed, Isaac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 44449094661     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9558.2008.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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