The effects of occupational gender segregation across race

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-36

  Cotter, David A ^a   Hermsen, Joan M ^b   Vanneman, Reeve ^c  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0038239470     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2003.tb02389.x     Document Type: Review

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