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Charles Perrow

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Charles Perrow is professor emeritus of sociology at Yale University. He has worked as a consultant for the U.S. military, the White House, and the nuclear-power industry.

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Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Anthropology
DDC/MDS: 301.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Social structure
LCC: HM131 .P383 — Social sciences Sociology (General) Sociology These are obsolete numbers no longer used

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