Do gender and race matter? Explaining the relationship between sports participation and achievement

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-195

  Eitle, Tamela McNulty ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

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EID: 27844489961     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170590883997     Document Type: Article

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