Disability and the dedicated wheelchair athlete: Beyond the "supercrip" critique

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 647-678

  Berger, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Sports; Supercrip; Wheelchair athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049112762     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241607309892     Document Type: Article

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