Trends in male-female status inequality, 1940-1990

Social Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-24

  Seibert, M Therese ^a   Fossett, Mark A ^b   Baunach, Dawn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031093081     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1996.0582     Document Type: Article

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