Class identification and psychological variables related to well-being and social mobility

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-188

  Palomar Lever, Joaquina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Class identification; Social mobility; Subjective socioeconomic level

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149131612     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-008-9036-8     Document Type: Article

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