Toward a unified stratification theory: Structure, genome, and status across human societies

Sociological Theory

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-121

  Adkins, Daniel E ^a,c   Vaisey, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 65149087108     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9558.2009.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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