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Research Article

“There are only a few things that you cannot manage without internet”: Realization of capabilities through internet (non)use by ultra-Orthodox Jewish women

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Pages 296-305 | Received 24 Jun 2022, Accepted 13 Jun 2023, Published online: 28 Jun 2023

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