A pragmatist theory of social mechanisms

American Sociological Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-379

  Gross, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 67650924492     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240907400302     Document Type: Article

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