The expendable prolympic self: Going beyond the boundaries of the sociology and psychology of sport

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 236-268

  Ingham, Alan G ^a   Blissmer, Bryan J ^b   Davidson, Kristen Wells ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033246567     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.16.3.236     Document Type: Article

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