Standing on the ice: experiences of women national ice hockey players in Turkey

• Authors: Sena Nur Doğusan , Funda Koçak
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

Gender; field theory; ice hockey; symbolic interaction theory; women

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-54

Contributors

author

Sena Nur Doğusan

• Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

author

Funda Koçak

• Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2021-0005