Central analytical issues in the generation of cumulative sociological knowledge

Sociological Focus

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-24

  Mears, Daniel P ^a   Christopher Stafford, Mark ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84937388882     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2002.10571217     Document Type: Article

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