Negotiating gender: Bodybuilding and the natural/unnatural continuum

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 162-180

  Wesely, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0035533905     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.18.2.162     Document Type: Article

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