The dark side of the Protestant Ethic: A comparative analysis of welfare reform

Sociological Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-24

  Hudson, Kenneth ^a   Coukos, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 15244341082     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2751.2005.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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