Changing bodies, changing narratives and the consequences of tellability: A case study of becoming disabled through sport

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-236

  Smith, Brett ^a   Sparkes, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Chaos; Disability; Narrative; Tellability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISABLED PERSON; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FOOTBALL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 39449120119     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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