Imperfect Perfection and Wheelchair Bodybuilding: Challenging Ableism or Reproducing Normalcy?
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0038-0385,1469-8684
DOI: 10.1177/0038038517737476