The art of concealment in a culture of display: Aerobicizing women's and men's experience and use of their own bodies

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-129

  Loland, Nina Waaler ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 0034337251     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.17.2.111     Document Type: Article

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