The challenges of intersectionality: Researching difference in physical education

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-85

  Flintoff, A ^a   Fitzgerald, H ^a   Scraton, S ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difference; Embodiment; Intersectionality; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849144589     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210802351300     Document Type: Review

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