Ronald Berger

Hoop Dreams on Wheels (eBook, PDF)

Disability and the Competitive Wheelchair Athlete

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Produktbeschreibung

A sociological account of wheelchair athletics, intended for use in courses on disability, the sociology of sport, and social problems - that challenges societal stereotypes about people with disabilities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135890773
• Artikelnr.: 42983851

Autorenporträt

Ronald J. Berger (Ph.D., UCLA), is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.

He is the Editor or Author of 11 books. His most recent are:

M. Juette & R. Berger. Forthcoming (2008). Wheelchair Warrior: A Life Story of Gangs, Disability, and Basketball. Temple University Press.

R. Berger, M. Free, & P. Searles. 2005. Crime, Justice, and Society: An Introduction to Criminology. 2nd ed. Lynne Rienner Publishers.

His most recent scholarly articles on sport and disability have been published in The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography and Sociological Quarterly.

He has taught undergraduate courses in the sociology of disability, introductory sociology, and social problems.

Inhaltsangabe

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