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Bruhn, J.G., Rebach, H.M. (2007). Approaches to Problem Solving. In: Bruhn, J.G., Rebach, H.M. (eds) Sociological Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71864-4_2

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