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Interpretive sociology: The theoretical significance of verstehen in the constitution of social reality

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Parsons, A.S. Interpretive sociology: The theoretical significance of verstehen in the constitution of social reality. Hum Stud 1, 111–137 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02132606

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