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The intersection of ethos and opportunity: an ethnography exploring the role of the ‘physical curriculum’ in cultivating physical capital in the elite educated student

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Pages 990-1001 | Received 13 Aug 2018, Accepted 10 Oct 2019, Published online: 27 Oct 2019

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