A feminist poststructuralist examination into the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Awards Program

Gender and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-600

  Domangue, Elizabeth A ^a   Solmon, Melinda A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Fitness testing; Gender; Hegemony; Normalised body; Physical education; Poststructuralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449428041     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250802467943     Document Type: Article

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