From sociology of deviance to sociology of risk: Youth homelessness and the problem of empiricism
β Scribed by Judith Bessant
- Book ID
- 108391915
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0047-2352
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