Perceptions of Low-Status Workers and the Maintenance of the Social Class Status Quo

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 192-210

  Volpato, Chiara ^a   Andrighetto, Luca ^b   Baldissarri, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 85015388780     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12211     Document Type: Article

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