Living on the edge: The appeal of risk sports for the professional middle class

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-330

  Fletcher, Robert ^a,b  

^a Feather River College

^b Feather River College   (United States)

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EID: 53349099216     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.25.3.310     Document Type: Article

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