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Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JSSI) brings you the latest research, discussion and analysis on contemporary sport issues. Using an international, interdisciplinary perspective, JSSI examines today's most pressing and far-reaching questions about sport. View full journal description

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“Baile Donde Quieras”: The Global Politics of Black Dance in Football

  • Jonah Francese
  • Rachel Chery
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Navigating the Waves of Formalization: Capital Reconfiguration and Strategic Adaptation of Informal Migrant Coaches

  • Congdi Liu
  • Ting Xie
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Youth Sports: What Counts as “Positive Development?”

  • Jay Coakley
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Articulations of Ableism in Sport and Physical Activity

  • Robert C. Townsend
  • Penelope Carroll
  • Linda Madden
  • Solmaz Nazari Orakani
  • Áine Kelly-Costello
  • Jaden Movold
  • Karen Witten
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Gender Relations, Gender Equity, and Community Sports Spaces

  • Ruth Jeanes
  • Ramòn Spaaij
  • Karen Farquharson
  • Georgia McGrath
  • Jonathan Magee
  • Dean Lusher
  • Sean Gorman
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An In-Depth Analysis of Youth Sport Coaches’ Perceptions of Sport Culture, Safety, and Injury Prevention

  • Brittany M. Ingram
  • Melissa K. Kossman
  • Christina B. Vander Vegt
  • Catherine A. McGill
  • Johna K. Register-Mihalik
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Retheorizing the Cultural Politics of Sport After a Decade of Activism, Populism, and Polarization

  • Douglas Hartmann
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A Descriptive Look at the Mental Health Literacy of Student-Athletes

  • Lauren Beasley
  • Steven Hoffman
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The Fetishization of Sport: Exploring the Effects of Fetishistic Disavowal in Sportswashing

  • Jack Black
  • Gary Sinclair
  • Colm Kearns
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