What has sociology to contribute to the study of inequality trends?: A historical and comparative perspective

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 603-618

  DiPrete, Thomas A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings inequality; Inequality; Mobility; Social mobility; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751537271     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206295009     Document Type: Article

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