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Precarious work during precarious times: Addressing the compounding effects of race, gender, and immigration status

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Marc Cubrich*
Affiliation:
The University of Akron
Joren Tengesdal
Affiliation:
The University of Akron
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]

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