The Skinny on Success: Body mass, gender and occupational standing across the life course

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1777-1806

  Glass, Christy M ^a   Haas, Steven A ^b   Reither, Eric N ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049231911     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0012     Document Type: Article

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