Social origin as an interest-bearing asset: Family background and labour-market rewards among employees in Sweden

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-36

  Erikson, Robert ^a   Jonsson, Jan O ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0039396000     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939804100102     Document Type: Article

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