Seeking identities: Towards an Understanding of the Athletic Careers of Masters Swimmers

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-146

  Stevenson, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

athletic career; interactionism; masters swimming; non elite athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997908305     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690202037002001     Document Type: Article

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