Crime, Deviance and Doping

Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Sociology
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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.

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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.

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