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The study worked with 12 young men in low-income communities: six in Cape Town and six in London.

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University of the Western Cape.

Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of the Western Cape.

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Durham University.

Bradley Rink receives funding from Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF).

Gina Porter receives funding from Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF).

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https://doi.org/10.64628/AAJ.kgdsvjtcq.

https://theconversation.com/we-studied-the-walking-habits-of-young-men-in-cape-town-and-london-and-debunked-a-myth-268131.

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