The role of job insecurity in explanations of racial health inequalities

Sociological Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 308-325

  Fullerton, Andrew S ^a   Anderson, Kathryn Freeman ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Inequality; Job insecurity; Race; Stress process theory; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878624156     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/socf.12020     Document Type: Article

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