Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation

Becker, Howard S.·1958·American Sociological Review

DOI 10.2307/2089053

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Authors: Becker, H. S.
Venue: American Sociological Review
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1958-12
Volume: 23
Issue: 6
Pages: 652
ISSN: 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/2089053
OpenAlex: W4244204464
Cited by: 492
References: 0
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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