The re-production of homosexually-themed discourse in educationally-based organised sport

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 913-927

  McCormack, Mark ^a   Anderson, Eric ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay; Homophobia; Masculinity; Sport; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; OBSERVATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION; FOOTBALL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBSERVATION; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957908921     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.511271     Document Type: Article

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