Freedom between the lines: Clothing behavior and identity work among young female soccer players

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 515-533

  Hendley, Alexandra ^a   Bielby, Denise D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age; Athleticism Childhood; Femininity; Gender; Girls; Identity; Sports clothing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863943827     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2011.608950     Document Type: Article

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