Sportophobia: Why do some men avoid sport?

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-137

  Plummer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Gender; Homophobia; Homophobiaphobia; Homophobic masculinities; Masculinities; Sport aversion; Sportophobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645674203     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723505285817     Document Type: Article

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