Cultural psychology and qualitative methodology: Scientific and political considerations

Culture and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-288

  Ratner, Carl ^a  

^a Institute for Cultural Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal and informal qualitative methodology; Macro and micro cultural psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849091094     PISSN: 1354067X     EISSN: 14617056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X08088557     Document Type: Review

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