Asset and liability? the importance of context in the occupational experiences of upwardly mobile white adults

Sociological Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-166

  Stuber, Jenny M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Social class; Social mobility; Work and occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244385905     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-005-1900-9     Document Type: Review

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