Women, disability, and sport and physical fitness activity: The intersection of gender and disability dynamics

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-312

  Blinde, Elaine M ^a   McCallister, Sarah G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability discrimination; Participation motives; Participation outcomes; Sexism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SPORT;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 0033194532     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1999.10608049     Document Type: Article

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