Experiences and Expectations of Biographical Time among Young Athletes: A life course perspective

Time & Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-252

  Phoenix, Cassandra ^a   Smith, Brett ^a   Sparkes, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; bodies; self; time; young athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547855498     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X07080269     Document Type: Article

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