When does social capital matter? Non-searching for jobs across the life course

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 521-549

  McDonald, Steve ^a   Elder Jr , Glen H ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33749246420     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0133     Document Type: Article

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