Social capital and social class in Europe: The role of social networks in social stratification

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-332

  Pichler, Florian ^a   Wallace, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 66249096656     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn050     Document Type: Article

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