Expanding the boundaries of sport media research: Using critical theory to explore consumer responses to representations of women's sports

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 202-216

  Kane, Mary Jo ^a   Maxwell, Heather D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79957811257     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.25.3.202     Document Type: Article

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