"By the skaters, for the skaters" the DIY ethos of the roller derby revival

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-49

  Beaver, Travis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative sports; DIY ethos; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858067987     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723511433862     Document Type: Article

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