She shoots, she scores: Mediated constructions of contemporary female athletes in coverage of the 1999 US women's soccer team

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-31

  Shugart, Helene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0037412963     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310309374756     Document Type: Article

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