Life story research in sport : understanding the experiences of elite and professional athletes through narrative /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Douglas, Kitrina (Author)
Group Author: Carless, David, 1970
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge research in sport and exercise science
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Carrier Form: xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780415709002 (Hardback) :
0415709008 (Hardback)
Index Number: GV733
CLC: K815.47
Call Number: K815.47/D734
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.