Pierre Bourdieu's "masculine domination" thesis and the gendered body in sport and physical culture

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-188

  Brown, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748760097     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.23.2.162     Document Type: Article

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