Subjects in the making: Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark

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Subjects in the making : Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark. / Petersen, Anne Margit; Smith, Aja; Kristensen, Dorthe Brogård; Hoeyer, Klaus.

In: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2022, p. 431-445.

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Harvard

Petersen, AM, Smith, A, Kristensen, DB & Hoeyer, K 2022, 'Subjects in the making: Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark', Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 431-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2022.2054716

APA

Petersen, A. M., Smith, A., Kristensen, D. B., & Hoeyer, K. (2022). Subjects in the making: Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 21(4), 431-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2022.2054716

Vancouver

Petersen AM, Smith A, Kristensen DB, Hoeyer K. Subjects in the making: Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2022;21(4):431-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2022.2054716

Author

Petersen, Anne Margit ; Smith, Aja ; Kristensen, Dorthe Brogård ; Hoeyer, Klaus. / Subjects in the making : Technologies of the self and aspirations for a good life in contemporary Denmark. In: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2022 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. 431-445.

Bibtex

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