Hoop Dreams on Wheels : Disability and the Competitive Wheelchair Athlete

ISBN-13: 9780415965101 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 164 str.

J. Berger Ronald

Opis

Offers a life-history study of wheelchair athletes associated with a premier collegiate wheelchair basketball program. This book, which grapples with the intersection of biography and history in society, situates the study in broader context with background on the history and sociology of disability and disability sports.

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Spis treści

1. Disability in Society 2. Disability, Sports, and Basketball 3. A Case Study of Competitive Wheelchair Athletics 4. The First Generation 5. The Second Generation 6. The Third Generation 7. The Fourth Generation 8. Living With Disabilities: Pathways to Wheelchair Sports 9. Competitive Sports and the Dilemmas of Disability Identity