Routes of success: Influences on the occupational attainment of young British males

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-249

  Bond, Rod ^a   Saunders, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Britain; IQ; Meritocracy; Social class; Social mobility; Status attainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007308640     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.1999.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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