Fatalistic voluntarism and life happiness in post-socialist China

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-288

  Liu, Eric Y ^a   Mencken, F Carson ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951244560     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732171003635455     Document Type: Article

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