When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity

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When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity. / Lenneis, Verena; Pfister, Gertrud Ursula.

In: Sport in Society, Vol. 20, No. 9, 2017, p. 1203-1222.

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Lenneis, V & Pfister, GU 2017, 'When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity', Sport in Society, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 1203-1222. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2016.1269085

APA

Lenneis, V., & Pfister, G. U. (2017). When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity. Sport in Society, 20(9), 1203-1222. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2016.1269085

Vancouver

Lenneis V, Pfister GU. When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity. Sport in Society. 2017;20(9):1203-1222. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2016.1269085

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Lenneis, Verena ; Pfister, Gertrud Ursula. / When girls have no opportunities and women have neither time nor energy: the participation of Muslim female cleaners in recreational physical activity. In: Sport in Society. 2017 ; Vol. 20, No. 9. pp. 1203-1222.

Bibtex

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