Multiple Levels of Analysis and the Limitations of Methodological Individualisms

Sociological Theory

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-73

  Jepperson, Ronald ^a   Meyer, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951845398     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9558.2010.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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