Crime, Deviance and Doping
Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Sociology
| Author: | M. Yar | ISBN: | 9781137403759 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Yar |
| ISBN: | 9781137403759 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
