Machismo, misogyny, and homophobia in a male athletic subculture: A participant-observation study of deviant rituals in collegiate rugby

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-327

  Muir, Kenneth B ^a   Seitz, Trina ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22744457209     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620490267294     Document Type: Review

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