Geographies of isolation: How workers (don't) access support for problems at work

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Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1078-1101

  Holgate, Jane ^a   Pollert, Anna ^b   Keles, Janroj ^c   Kumarappan, Leena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Employment; Ethnicity; Identity; Racism; Trade unions; Work

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MINORITY GROUP; RACISM; TRADE UNION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 79961207462     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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