Distinctions in the stands: An investigation of bourdieu's 'habitus', socioeconomic status and sport spectatorship in Canada

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-264

  White, Philip ^a   Wilson, Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; habitus; social class; spectators

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244380007     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101269099034003002     Document Type: Article

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