The chicago school reforms: Are they working?

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 641-661

  Rau, William ^a   Baker, Paul J ^b   Ashby, Dianne ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033235298     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb00572.x     Document Type: Article

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