Social problems: A comparative international perspective

Handbook of Social Problems: A Comparative International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3-13

  Ritzer, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 57049118890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781412973526.n1     Document Type: Chapter

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