Crime, deviance and doping : fallen sports stars, autobiography and the management of stigma

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    • Yar, Majid

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Crime, deviance and doping : fallen sports stars, autobiography and the management of stigma

Majid Yar

(Palgrave pivot)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

  • : hardback

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-91) and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction - Sports Celebrities, Doping and Narratives of Deviance 2. Framing Narratives of Doping and Disgrace 3. Beginnings 4. Initiation 5. Commitment 6. Exposure 7. Resolution

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