The rights of the subject in social research: An analysis in terms of relative power and legitimacy.

The rights of the subject in social research: An analysis in terms of relative power and legitimacy.
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社会研究中主体的权利:相对权力和合法性的分析。

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1972
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H. Kelman
H. Kelman
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