Sport for all? insight into stratification and compensation mechanisms of sporting activity in the 27 european union member states

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-512

  van Tuyckom, Charlotte ^a   Scheerder, Jeroen ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compensation mechanisms; Eurobarometer; European union; Geographical stratification; Physical activity; Social stratification; Sporting activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957894797     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2010.514746     Document Type: Article

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