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Coming together or coming apart? Changes in social cohesion during the Covid-19 pandemic in England

Magda Borkowskaa Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Colchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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James Laurenceb Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3412-2431View further author information
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Pages S618-S636 | Received 31 Jul 2020, Accepted 02 Oct 2020, Published online: 22 Oct 2020

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