Gender bias in the 1996 olympic games: A Comparative Analysis

Journal of Sport & Social Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-64

  Higgs, Catriona T ^a   Weiller, Karen H ^b   Martin, Scott B ^b  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

gender bias; Olympic Games; women's sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748950184     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193732502239585     Document Type: Article

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