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A New Social Mobility? The political redefinition of a sociological problem

Geoff Payne School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 55-71 | Received 06 May 2010, Accepted 16 Dec 2011, Published online: 09 Mar 2012

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