Identity negotiating: Redefining stigmatized identities through adaptive sports and recreation participation among individuals with a disability

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-225

  Lundberg, Neil R ^a   Taniguchi, Stacy ^a   McCormick, Bryan P ^b   Tibbs, Catherine ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive sports and recreation participation; Disability; Grounded theory; Identity; Negotiating identity

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL THEORY; SPORT;

EID: 79960248824     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2011.11950233     Document Type: Article

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