Fictional denials of female empowerment: A feminist analysis of young adult sports fiction

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-262

  Kane, Mary Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0032220389     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.15.3.231     Document Type: Article

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