Child poverty and government policy: The contesting of symbolic power in newspaper constructions of families in need

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-312

  Barnett, Alison ^a   Hodgetts, Darrin ^a   Nikora, Linda ^a   Chamberlain, Kerry ^b   Karapu, Rolinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34547839122     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.933     Document Type: Article

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