Marriage, social distance and the social space: An alternative derivation and validation of the Cambridge Scale

Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-411

  Prandy, Kenneth ^a   Lambert, Paul ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambridge Scale; CAMSIS; Social distance; Social interaction; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043026956     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00380385030373001     Document Type: Review

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