Crime, Deviance and Doping: Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma - Hardcover
by M. Yar
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Availability:In StockContributor:M. YarSeries:Palgrave PivotTheme:Aspects (Academic)/EthicalPublish date:1/6/2014Pages:106
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137403742ISBN-10:1137403748UPC:9781137403742Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Sports, Criminology, Popular CultureSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.286Product ID:SCRENKZS1K
Yar examines the autobiographies of fallen sports stars, exploring their fall from grace and the stigma it entails. Drawing upon sociological and criminological perspectives, it illuminates how fallen stars use confessional acts of story-telling to seek forgiveness, vindication and redemption.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137403742ISBN-10:1137403748UPC:9781137403742Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Sports, Criminology, Popular CultureSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.286Product ID:SCRENKZS1K
Majid Yar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull, UK. He has researched and published widely in the areas of crime & deviance studies, media & popular culture, and social & criminological theory.
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
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2014 Edition
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