Challenges of Bystander Intervention in Male-Dominated Professional Sport: Lessons From the Australian Football League

Violence Against Women

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 324-343

  Corboz, Julienne ^a   Flood, Michael ^b   Dyson, Sue ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

bystander behavior; masculinities; prevention of violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; YOUNG ADULT; DRAWING; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; PREVENTION; SPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATHLETES; AUSTRALIA; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; SEX OFFENSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84997883808     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801215602343     Document Type: Article

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