Focus Groups

Doing Social Psychology Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 344-376

  Wilkinson, Sue ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emory bogardus; Focus groups; Group discussions; Recording equipment; Social science research

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249140724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470776278.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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