Class and conformism: A comparison of four Western countries

European Societies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 255-286

  Svallfors, Stefan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Civil liberties; Civil rights; Class; Comparative; Conformism; Morality; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844539884     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690500083493     Document Type: Article

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