The Pitfalls of Post-Factum Sociological Interpretation: A Classroom Demonstration

Gregg Lee Carter

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DOI: 10.2307/1318082
Published: 1989-07
Container: Teaching Sociology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.2307/1318082,
  title = {The Pitfalls of Post-Factum Sociological Interpretation: A Classroom Demonstration},
  author = {Gregg Lee Carter},
  year = {1989},
  journal = {Teaching Sociology},
  doi = {10.2307/1318082},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2307/1318082}
}

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TI  - The Pitfalls of Post-Factum Sociological Interpretation: A Classroom Demonstration
AU  - Gregg Lee Carter
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JO  - Teaching Sociology
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Carter, G. L. (1989). The Pitfalls of Post-Factum Sociological Interpretation: A Classroom Demonstration. Teaching Sociology. https://doi.org/10.2307/1318082

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