The framing of social class distinctions through family food and eating practices

Sociological Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 725-740

  Wills, Wendy ^a   Backett Milburn, Kathryn ^a   Roberts, Mei Li ^b   Lawton, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80155159971     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2011.02035.x     Document Type: Article

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