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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781137403742
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184538416
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Sociology of Sport
Author
M. Yar
Publication Name
Crime, Deviance and Doping: Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma