The inequality of security: Winners and losers in the risk society

Human Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1229-1258

  Cooper, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Economic capital; Increasing inequality; New economy; Risk; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149105664     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726708094911     Document Type: Article

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