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Social Class, Social Participation, and Happiness: A Consideration of “Interaction-Opportunities’and “Investment”*
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In this paper, social class, social participation, and happiness: A Consideration of "InteractionOpportunities" and "Investment" are considered. But they do not consider the relationship between social class and social participation.Abstract:
(1969). Social Class, Social Participation, and Happiness: A Consideration of “Interaction-Opportunities” and “Investment”. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 3-21.read more
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