Race, gender, and authority in the workplace: Theory and research

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue , 2002, Pages 509-542

  Smith, Ryan A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority attainment; Gender inequality; Job authority; Race inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036025766     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141048     Document Type: Review

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