Moralizing upward mobility: Investigating the myth of class mobility in working girl

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-51

  Winn, J Emmett ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646913447     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940009373185     Document Type: Article

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