Gendered narratives in Spain: The representation of female athletes in Marca and El Pas

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-166

  Crolley, Liz ^a,c   Teso, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Media coverage; Olympic Games; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248946100     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690207084749     Document Type: Article

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