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Physical Activity and Sport as a Tool for Connection in a Prison Context: Ethnographic Evidence

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
Volume 110 (2025): Issue 1 (September 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
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Language: English
Page range: 12 - 23
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 9, 2025
Published on: Sep 8, 2025
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
ethnography,
resocialization,
well-being,
social climate,
cohesion,
prejudice
Related subjects:
Cultural studies,
General cultural studies,
Business and economics,
Business management,
Industries,
Sports,
Sports and recreation,
Physical education,
Sociology of sports

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