'I is; therefore i am': The census as practice of double identification

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Ruppert, Evelyn S ^a  

^a Institute of Educational Technology

Author keywords

Canadian; Censuses; Governmentality; Identification; Objectification; Realism; Social constructivism; Subjectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849112911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1778     Document Type: Article

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