Careers open to talent: Educational credentials, cultural talent, and skilled employment

Sociological Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 144-164

  Garnett, Bruce ^b   Guppy, Neil ^b   Veenstra, Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Cultural capital; Goffman; Skilled occupations; Staging characters; Talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849102996     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2007.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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