Where are the female athletes in Sports Illustrated? A content analysis of covers (2000-2011)

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-203

  Weber, Jonetta D ^a   Carini, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

female athletes; media portrayal; women in sports magazines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875435064     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690211434230     Document Type: Article

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