Socioeconomic status, job conditions, and well-being: Self-concept explanations for gender-contingent effect

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 627-646

  Schieman, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0036768872     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2002.tb00069.x     Document Type: Article

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