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‘Well weather is not a girl thing is it?’ Contemporary amateur meteorology, gender relations and the shaping of domestic masculinity

‘Eh bien, la météo, c'est pas aprés tout un truc de filles!’ La météorologie amateur contemporaine, les relations de genre et la formation d'une masculinité domestique

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Pages 233-253 | Received 20 Jan 2011, Accepted 19 Aug 2011, Published online: 13 Apr 2012

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