Welcome to the new ambivalence: Reflections on the historical and current cultural antagonism between the working class male and higher education

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-93

  Marks, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037294591     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690301910     Document Type: Article

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