The power of "small stories:" Narratives and notions of gender equality in conversations about sport

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-276

  Hardin, Marie ^a   Whiteside, Erin Elizabeth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67651123002     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.26.2.255     Document Type: Article

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