Tightening Up: Declining Class Mobility during Russia's Market Transition.

This study analyzes intergenerational occupational mobility in late Soviet and post-Soviet Russia using data from six surveys. Belying claims that class differences did not matter in the Soviet Union, the authors find that social origin did affect occupational opportunity during Russia's Soviet peri...

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Publicado en:American Sociological Review Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 677 - 704
Autores principales: Gerber, Theodore P., Hout, Michael
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2004
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