The boundaries of difference: Negotiating gender in recreational sport

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 527-547

  Wachs, Faye Linda ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33745300389     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2005.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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