Sociology's Suicide: A Forensic Autopsy?

American Sociologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-305

  Nolan, Patrick D ^a   Triplett, Jennifer ^a   McDonough, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Durkheim; Fallibilism; Falsification; Sociology of Science; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049254350     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-010-9099-5     Document Type: Article

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