Unpacking the causes of segregation across workplaces

Acta Sociologica (United Kingdom)

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-19

  Bygren, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ethnicity; gender; segregation; simulation; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874300677     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699312468802     Document Type: Article

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