Want ads and jobs for the poor: A glaring mismatch

Sociological Forum

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 545-564

  Pease, John ^a   Martin, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Jobs; Poor; Unemployed; Want ads; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041104586     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022122723218     Document Type: Article

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