Game, name and fame - Afterwards, will I still be the same? A social psychological study of career, role exit and identity

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Stier, Jonas ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Career; Identity; Role; Role exit; Tennis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548184175     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690207081830     Document Type: Article

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