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Trajectories of middle-class belonging: The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities

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Trajectories of middle-class belonging: The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities. / Benson, M.
In: Urban Studies, Vol. 51, No. 14, 01.11.2014, p. 3097-3112.

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Benson, M 2014, 'Trajectories of middle-class belonging: The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities', Urban Studies, vol. 51, no. 14, pp. 3097-3112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013516522

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Benson, M. (2014). Trajectories of middle-class belonging: The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities. Urban Studies, 51(14), 3097-3112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013516522

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Benson M. Trajectories of middle-class belonging: The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities. Urban Studies. 2014 Nov 1;51(14):3097-3112. Epub 2014 Jan 8. doi: 10.1177/0042098013516522

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Benson, M. / Trajectories of middle-class belonging : The dynamics of place attachment and classed identities. In: Urban Studies. 2014 ; Vol. 51, No. 14. pp. 3097-3112.

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