A matter of degree(s): Twentieth-century trends in occupational status returns to educational credentials in Canada

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-343

  Wanner, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0038999920     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2000.tb00593.x     Document Type: Article

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