A life-course perspective on ethnic differences in women's economic activity in Britain

European Sociological Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-337

  Dale, Angela ^a   Lindley, Joanne ^b   Dex, Shirley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745883761     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jci060     Document Type: Article

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