A sociological (De)construction of the relationship between status and quality

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 755-804

  Lynn, Freda B ^a   Podolny, Joel M ^b   Tao, Lin ^c  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b Apple   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77149165745     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/603537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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