Markets, schools and the convertibility of economic capital: The complex dynamics of class choice

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-235

  Lynch, Kathleen ^a   Moran, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 33646501735     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690600556362     Document Type: Article

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