"Shaking it off" and "toughing it out": Socialization to pain and injury in girls' softball

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-525

  Malcom, Nancy L ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Ddolescent; Gender; Injury; Pain; Socialization; Sport; Sport ethic; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748259611     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241605283571     Document Type: Review

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