Introduction: Special measures

Sociological Review

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 5-23

  Adkins, Lisa ^a   Lury, Celia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861801811     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2012.02051.x     Document Type: Editorial

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