Age stratification and class formation: A longitudinal study of the social mobility of young men and women, 1971-1991

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-49

  Egerton, Muriel ^a   Savage, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034147005     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170022118257     Document Type: Article

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