The American Occupational Structure.

Blalock, H. M., Blau, Peter M., Duncan, O. Dudley, Tyree, Andrea·1968·American Sociological Review

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Authors: Blalock, H. M., Blau, P. M., Duncan, O. D., & Tyree, A.
Venue: American Sociological Review
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1968-04
Volume: 33
Issue: 2
Pages: 296
ISSN: 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/2092399
OpenAlex: W1998250792
Cited by: 4,412
References: 0
FWCI: 383.37
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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