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Sport as a Male Preserve

Notes on the Social Sources of Masculine Identity and its Transformations

Bibliographic Data

ID8038166
AuthorsEric Dunning (corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume3
Issue1
Pages79-90
Publication date1986-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0263276486003001007
OpenAlexW2025923367
LanguageEN
Citations received148
References cited5

Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music · Masculinity · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports and Physical Education Studies · Sports, Gender, and Society

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Unique citing works148
Citations per year3,61
Citation span1985 - 2026 (42)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 145

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