The integrative role of sport in multicultural societies

European Psychologist

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-202

  Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis ^a   Morela, Eleftheria ^a   Elbe, Anne Marie ^b   Kouli, Olga ^c   Sanchez, Xavier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural interaction; Cultural maintenance; Migrants; Physical activity; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887534429     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000155     Document Type: Article

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