Bending the codes of masculinity: David Beckham and flexible masculinity in the new millennium

Sport in Society

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 917-936

  Gee, Sarah ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84899521393     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2013.806034     Document Type: Article

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