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Research Article

Where you come from matters: familial class background plays a greater role for status-related judgements in France than in the United States (Tu procedencia importa: la clase social familiar de pertenencia tiene más peso en los juicios sobre el estatus social en Francia que en Estados Unidos)

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Pages 642-684 | Received 15 Jan 2023, Accepted 02 Jun 2023, Published online: 21 Sep 2023

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