‘Culture is a Meritocracy’: Why Creative Workers’ Attitudes may Reinforce Social Inequality
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociological Research Online
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1360-7804,1360-7804
DOI: 10.1177/1360780417726732