The institutional logic of occupational prestige ranking: Reconceptualization and reanalyses

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-140

  Zhou, Xueguang ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27744540066     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428687     Document Type: Review

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