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Being a New Capitalist Mother.

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Being a New Capitalist Mother. / Pitt, Kathy.
In: Discourse and Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, 03.2002, p. 251-267.

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Pitt, K 2002, 'Being a New Capitalist Mother.', Discourse and Society, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 251-267. <http://das.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/2/251>

APA

Pitt, K. (2002). Being a New Capitalist Mother. Discourse and Society, 13(2), 251-267. http://das.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/2/251

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Pitt K. Being a New Capitalist Mother. Discourse and Society. 2002 Mar;13(2):251-267.

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Pitt, Kathy. / Being a New Capitalist Mother. In: Discourse and Society. 2002 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 251-267.

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