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Part 3: Sport participation, social inclusion and social change

Participation in sport: bonding and bridging as identity work

Jeroen Vermeulen Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Verweel Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Pages 1206-1219 | Published online: 10 Nov 2009

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