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From genuine to sham marriage. / Benson, Michaela; Charsley, Katharine.
Revisiting Moral Panics. ed. / Viviene E. Cree; Gary Clapton; Mark Smith. Policy Press, 2015.

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Benson, M & Charsley, K 2015, From genuine to sham marriage. in VE Cree, G Clapton & M Smith (eds), Revisiting Moral Panics. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447321859.003.0018

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Benson, M., & Charsley, K. (2015). From genuine to sham marriage. In V. E. Cree, G. Clapton, & M. Smith (Eds.), Revisiting Moral Panics Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447321859.003.0018

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Benson M, Charsley K. From genuine to sham marriage. In Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M, editors, Revisiting Moral Panics. Policy Press. 2015 doi: 10.1332/policypress/9781447321859.003.0018

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Benson, Michaela ; Charsley, Katharine. / From genuine to sham marriage. Revisiting Moral Panics. editor / Viviene E. Cree ; Gary Clapton ; Mark Smith. Policy Press, 2015.

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