The feminine side to Santa Claus. Women's work of kinship in contemporary gift-giving relations

Social Science Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-142

  Sinardet, Dave ^a   Mortelmans, Dimitri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 62149137728     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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