The construction of HISCAM: A stratification scale based on social interactions for historical comparative research

Historical Methods

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 77-89

  Lambert, Paul S ^a   Zijdeman, Richard L ^a   Van Leeuwen, Marco H D ^a   Maas, Ineke ^a   Prandy, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HISCAM; HISCO; occupations; social interactions; social stratification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTORICAL RECORD; OCCUPATION;

BELGIUM; CANADA; FRANCE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876498283     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2012.715569     Document Type: Article

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