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Women's Studies in Britain in the 1990s: Entitlement cultures and institutional constraints. / Skeggs, Beverley.
In: Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 18, No. 4, 01.07.1995, p. 475-485.

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Skeggs B. Women's Studies in Britain in the 1990s: Entitlement cultures and institutional constraints. Women's Studies International Forum. 1995 Jul 1;18(4):475-485. doi: 10.1016/0277-5395(95)80037-P

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Skeggs, Beverley. / Women's Studies in Britain in the 1990s : Entitlement cultures and institutional constraints. In: Women's Studies International Forum. 1995 ; Vol. 18, No. 4. pp. 475-485.

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