Class analysis and the reorientation of class theory: The case of persisting differentials in educational attainment

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 474-505

  Goldthorpe, John H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Class analysis; Educational decision making; Educational differentials; Rational action theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542637254     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/591365     Document Type: Article

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