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Sociography: Writing Differently

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Sociography: Writing Differently. / Kilby, Jane; Gilloch, Graeme.
In: The Sociological Review, Vol. 70, No. 4, 30.07.2022, p. 635-655.

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Kilby, J & Gilloch, G 2022, 'Sociography: Writing Differently', The Sociological Review, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 635-655. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261221108842

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Kilby, J., & Gilloch, G. (2022). Sociography: Writing Differently. The Sociological Review, 70(4), 635-655. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261221108842

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Kilby J, Gilloch G. Sociography: Writing Differently. The Sociological Review. 2022 Jul 30;70(4):635-655. doi: 10.1177/00380261221108842

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Kilby, Jane ; Gilloch, Graeme. / Sociography : Writing Differently. In: The Sociological Review. 2022 ; Vol. 70, No. 4. pp. 635-655.

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