Opting for elsewhere: lifestyle migration in the American middle class
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| title_fullStr | Opting for elsewhere lifestyle migration in the American middle class Brian A. Hoey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Opting for elsewhere lifestyle migration in the American middle class Brian A. Hoey |
| title_short | Opting for elsewhere |
| title_sort | opting for elsewhere lifestyle migration in the american middle class |
| title_sub | lifestyle migration in the American middle class |
| topic | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 21st Century bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General bisacsh Lifestyles fast Middle class fast SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies bisacsh Lifestyles United States Middle class United States Wohnungswechsel (DE-588)4066804-6 gnd Soziologie (DE-588)4077624-4 gnd Mittelstand (DE-588)4039713-0 gnd Identität (DE-588)4026482-8 gnd Binnenwanderung (DE-588)4112768-7 gnd |
| topic_facet | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General HISTORY / United States / 21st Century SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Lifestyles Middle class SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies Lifestyles United States Middle class United States Wohnungswechsel Soziologie Mittelstand Identität Binnenwanderung USA USA Mittlerer Westen |
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