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'What kind of mum are you at the moment?': Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment

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'What kind of mum are you at the moment?' : Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment. / Jensen, Tracey Louisa.

In: Subjectivity, Vol. 3, No. 2, 07.2010, p. 170-192.

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Jensen, TL 2010, ''What kind of mum are you at the moment?': Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment', Subjectivity, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 170-192. https://doi.org/10.1057/sub.2009.2

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Jensen, T. L. (2010). 'What kind of mum are you at the moment?': Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment. Subjectivity, 3(2), 170-192. https://doi.org/10.1057/sub.2009.2

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Jensen TL. 'What kind of mum are you at the moment?': Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment. Subjectivity. 2010 Jul;3(2):170-192. Epub 2010 Jun 3. doi: 10.1057/sub.2009.2

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Jensen, Tracey Louisa. / 'What kind of mum are you at the moment?' : Supernanny and the psychologising of classed embodiment. In: Subjectivity. 2010 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 170-192.

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