Formalism, behavioral realism and the interdisciplinary challenge in sociological theory

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-79

  Lizardo, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 61849179251     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: 14685914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5914.2008.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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