Parents, educational attainment, jobs and satisfaction: What's the connection? A 10-year portrait of canadian young women and men

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-202

  Andres, Lesley ^a   Paul Grayson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 23344445796     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367626032000110309     Document Type: Article

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