Gender Differences in Class Mobility: A Comparative Study of the United States, Sweden, and West Germany

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-333

  Li, Jiang Hong ^a,b   Singelmann, Joachim ^a,b  

^a Institute for Social Policies   (Germany)

^b Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84992850797     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939804100402     Document Type: Article

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