Class backgrounds, modes of incorporation, and Puerto Ricans' pathways into the transnational professional workforce

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-456

  Aranda, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Incorporation; Puerto Ricans; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749120596     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764208323514     Document Type: Article

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