Athletes, runners, and joggers: Participant-group dynamics in a sport of "individuals"

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 174-191

  Smith, Stuart L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032220893     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.15.2.174     Document Type: Article

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