Able bodies and sport participation: Social constructions of physical ability for gendered and sexually identified bodies

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-119

  Wellard, Ian ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abilities; Body performances; Masculinities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646377676     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320600640645     Document Type: Article

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