Children, belonging and social capital: The PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England

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Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Bagnall, Gaynor ^a   Longhurst, Brian ^a   Savage, Mike ^a  

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Author keywords

Belonging; Children; Class; Cultural Capital; Identity; Narratives; Parenthood; PTA; Social Capital; Social Involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444382683     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.862     Document Type: Article

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