Hthe white working class, racism and respectability: Victims, degenerates and interest-convergence

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-25

  Gillborn, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Critical race theory; Intersectionality; Media; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751473231     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071000903516361     Document Type: Article

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