The Rutgers Women's Basketball & Don Imus Controversy (RUIMUS): White privilege, new racism, and the implications for college sport management

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-130

  Gill Jr , Emmett L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955632331     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.25.2.118     Document Type: Article

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