Life course trajectories of perceived control and their relationship to education

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1339-1382

  Mirowsky, John ^a   Ross, Catherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 34248401678     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511800     Document Type: Article

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