Disadvantaged through discrimination? the role of employers in social stratification

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 669-692

  Jackson, Michelle ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control analysis; Class origin; Discrimination; Field experiment; Recruitment; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 70450175673     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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