“I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto”: Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods

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“I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto” : Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods. / Hansen, Stine Rosenlund; Hansen, Mette Weinreich.

In: Housing, Theory and Society, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2023, p. 96-112.

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Harvard

Hansen, SR & Hansen, MW 2023, '“I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto”: Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods', Housing, Theory and Society, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2022.2120534

APA

Hansen, S. R., & Hansen, M. W. (2023). “I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto”: Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods. Housing, Theory and Society, 40(1), 96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2022.2120534

Vancouver

Hansen SR, Hansen MW. “I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto”: Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods. Housing, Theory and Society. 2023;40(1):96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2022.2120534

Author

Hansen, Stine Rosenlund ; Hansen, Mette Weinreich. / “I think it’s a shame they are calling us a ghetto, I don’t think this a ghetto” : Ambivalent enactments of living in underprivileged neighbourhoods. In: Housing, Theory and Society. 2023 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 96-112.

Bibtex

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