CCTV surveillance and the civic conversation: A study in public sociology

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-462

  Lett, Dan ^a   Hier, Sean P ^a   Walby, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burawoy; Public opinion; Public sociology; Public area video surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957988004     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs7419     Document Type: Article

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