Sociology and the Mix Tape: A Metaphor of Creativity

American Sociologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-291

  Stock, Paul V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Art; Conventions; Creativity; Discipline of sociology; Mix tape

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049277139     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-010-9098-6     Document Type: Article

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