The truth about class inequality

Sociologicky Casopis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 475-491

  Ringen, Stein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class analysis; Social inequality; Social justice; Social reform; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748799199     PISSN: 00380288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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