How is gender-based violence covered in the sporting news? An account of the Australian Football League sex scandal

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 427-438

  Toffoletti, Kim ^a  

^a Faculty of Arts   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; SPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34548537467     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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