A New Social Mobility? The political redefinition of a sociological problem

Contemporary Social Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-71

  Payne, Geoff ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865061528     PISSN: 21582041     EISSN: 2158205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2011.652360     Document Type: Article

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