Women's participation in tackle football: An exploration of benefits and constraints

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-287

  Migliaccio, Todd A ^a   Berg, Ellen C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Football; Physical feminism; Sports; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749092619     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690207088111     Document Type: Article

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