Networks of opportunity: Gender, race, and job leads

Social Problems

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 385-402

  McDonald, Steve ^a   Lin, Nan ^b   Ao, Dan ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 68049120598     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.385     Document Type: Article

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