"Barbie dolls" on the pitch: Identity work, defensive othering, and inequality in women's rugby

Social Problems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-131

  Ezzell, Matthew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Identity; Inequality; Othering; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349093021     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.1.111     Document Type: Article

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