Drowning in inequalities: Swimming and social justice

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 894-917

  Hastings, Donald W ^a,c   Zahran, Sammy ^b   Cable, Sherry ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental drowning and submersion; Life chances; Social exclusivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744818636     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934705283903     Document Type: Article

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