Villains, fools or heroes? Sports stars as role models for young people

Leisure Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 285-303

  Lines, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937341986     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360110094661     Document Type: Article

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