Class and the Educational Attainment of Siblings: An Explanatory Model of Social Mobility

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 129-151

  Wong, Yi Lee ^a  

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EID: 33645945897     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0276-5624(05)23005-6     Document Type: Review

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