"I was banging my head against a brick Wall": Exclusionary power and the gendering of sport organizations

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-399

  Sibson, Ruth ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 78049269580     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.24.4.379     Document Type: Article

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