Stratification in higher education and its relationship with social inequality: A comparative study of 11 european countries

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 489-502

  Triventi, Moris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

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EID: 84878586757     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr092     Document Type: Article

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