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Inside Toyland : Working Shopping and Social Inequality.

""I got my first job working in a toy store when I was 41 years old."" So begins sociologist Christine Williams's description of her stint as a low-wage worker at two national toy store chains: one upscale shop and one big box outlet. In this provocative, perceptive, and liv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Christie (Christine L.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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