Men's and women's definitions of "good" jobs: Similarities and differences by age and across time

Work and Occupations

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-194

  Tolbert, Pamela S ^a   Moen, Phyllis ^a  

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EID: 0032387724     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888498025002003     Document Type: Article

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