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The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation

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The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation. / Skeggs, Bev.
In: Sociology, Vol. 39, No. 5, 01.12.2005, p. 965-982.

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Skeggs, B 2005, 'The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation', Sociology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 965-982. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038505058381

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Skeggs, B. (2005). The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation. Sociology, 39(5), 965-982. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038505058381

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Skeggs B. The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation. Sociology. 2005 Dec 1;39(5):965-982. doi: 10.1177/0038038505058381

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Skeggs, Bev. / The making of class and gender through visualizing moral subject formation. In: Sociology. 2005 ; Vol. 39, No. 5. pp. 965-982.

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