Race logic and “being like mike”: Representations of athletes in advertising, 1985-1994

Sociological Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-356

  Dufur, Mikaela ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84991979983     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.1997.10571085     Document Type: Article

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