When physical activity participation promotes inactivity: Negative experiences of Spanish adolescents in physical education and sport

Youth and Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-27

  Beltrán Carrillo, Vicente J ^a   Devís Devís, José ^b   Peiró Velert, Carmen ^b   Brown, David H K ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescence inactivity; performativity culture; symbolic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863403691     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X10388262     Document Type: Article

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