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Life story research in sport : understanding the experiences of elite and professional athletes through narrative / Kitrina Douglas and David Carless.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Douglas, Kitrina, author.
- Carless, David, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Routledge research in sport and exercise science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Professional athletes--Biography.
- Professional athletes.
- Professional athletes--Public opinion.
- Narrative inquiry (Research method).
- Public opinion.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
- Contents:
- Public portrayals of elite athletes
- Life story research and the contribution of the insider
- Our research journey
- The performance narrative
- The discovery narrative
- The relational narrative
- Learning the story: Enculturation of young athletes
- Living, playing and resisting the part of "athlete"
- The consequences of stories at retirement
- Asylum and the conditions for story change
- Reflections.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415709002
- 0415709008
- OCLC:
- 888985511
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