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Delmont, Sara, Mason, Jennifer·1997·The British Journal of Sociology

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Authors: Delmont, S., & Mason, J.
Venue: The British Journal of Sociology
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1997-12
Volume: 48
Issue: 4
Pages: 709
ISSN: 0007-1315 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/591613
OpenAlex: W4230286358
Cited by: 4,262
References: 0
FWCI: 138.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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