Explaining educational decision and effects of families' social class position: An empirical test of the breen'foldthorpe model of educational attainment

European Sociological Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-519

  Stock, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 34548534145     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcm014     Document Type: Article

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