"I used to think women were weak": Orthodox masculinity, gender segregation, and sport

Sociological Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-280

  Anderson, Eric ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheerleading; Gender; Masculinity; Misogyny; Segregation; Sexism; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049103502     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2008.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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