'Violent' femininity: Women rugby players and gender negotiation

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 416-426

  Gill, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34548538169     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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