Complex subjectivities: Class, ethnicity, and race in women's narratives of upward mobility

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 803-820

  Jones, Sandra J ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ETHNICITY; MOBILITY; RACE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0346333951     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-4537.2003.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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