Crime, deviance and doping: fallen sports stars, autobiography and the management of stigma
Auteur :
Yar, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137403742
Date de publication :
6 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.