Race, Place, and Biography at Play: Contextualizing American Indian Viewpoints on Indian Mascots

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 322-345

  Jacobs, Michelle R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Indian mascots; racialization; research methods; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908662055     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723514530568     Document Type: Article

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