On and off the field: a Bourdieuian perspective on the significance of sport to urban Aboriginal Australians

Sport in Society

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 717-733

  Browne Yung, Kathryn ^a   Ziersch, Anna ^a   Baum, Fran ^a,b   Gallaher, Gilbert ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b South Australian Community Health Research Unit   (Australia)

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EID: 84938290529     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2014.985211     Document Type: Article

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