The mascot slot: Cultural citizenship, political correctness, and pseudo-Indian sports symbols

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 79-87

  Strong, Pauline Turner ^a  

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Author keywords

Cultural citizenship; Indian sports mascots; Native Americans; Political correctness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942267991     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193-723503261672     Document Type: Article

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