A Sociological Perspective of Sport
- ISBN-10
- 0808712969
- ISBN-13
- 9780808712961
- Category
- Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Burgess Publishing Company
- Authors
- Wilbert Marcellus Leonard, Wayne Schotanus, Marta Reynolds
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