Social Theory and Methodology: Causation and Functionalism in Sociology
โ Scribed by Wsevolod W. Isajiw
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 167
- Series
- International Library of Sociology
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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