Lesbians in sport: Toward acknowledgment, understanding, and theory

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-246

  Krane, Vikki ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homonegativism; Homophobia; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030305594     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.18.3.237     Document Type: Article

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