Stratification patterns of active sport involvement among adults: Social change and persistence

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-162

  Scheerder, Jeroen ^a,b   Vanreusel, Bart ^a   Taks, Marijke ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Patterns stratification; Social change; Sport participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644544866     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690205057191     Document Type: Review

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