Triathlon and women's narratives of bodies and sport

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-34

  Cronan, Megan Kelly ^a   Scott, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodies; Community; Feminism; Resistance; Sport; Triathlon; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349002528     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400701544675     Document Type: Article

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