A 'good, average man': calculation and the limits of statistics in enrolling insurance customers

Sociological Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 661-684

  Mcfall, Liz ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80155168916     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2011.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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