Sexuality as a structural principle in sport participation: Negotiating sports spaces

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-86

  Elling, Agnes ^a   Janssens, Jan ^a  

^a WJH Mulier Instituut   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Heteronormativity; Negotiation; Sexuality; Sport participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449195837     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690209102639     Document Type: Article

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