Personality and the reproduction of social class

Social Forces

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 209-240

  Shanahan, Michael J ^a   Bauldry, Shawn ^b   Roberts, Brent W ^c   Macmillan, Ross ^d   Russo, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 84907736189     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sou050     Document Type: Article

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