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Paralympics and Disability Sport

Author : Brett Smith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134922833
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Paralympics and Disability Sport written by Brett Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic research on the Paralympics and disability sport is growing. University courses, governing bodies, and sporting organisations are also witnessing a rise of interest in disabled sport. This book is therefore timely and of importance. Written by leading scholars, it addresses a variety of topics in relation to the Paralympics and disability sport. These include: the sociology of Paralympic sport; sport coaching at recreational and elite level; sport history and exercise rehabilitation; exercise participation; and future directions for disability sport research. Throughout the book, disability sport is both celebrated and critically examined. Critical questions are raised, and practical suggestions offered, about being a Paralympian, coaching athletes with a disability, and exercise as a form of rehabilitation. Empirical evidence is drawn from different people and various sports. These range from autoethnographic stories from a former Paralympian, to interviews with disability sport administrators, to observations of and interviews with coaches of athletes in the sports of adapted water skiing, para-swimming, and wheelchair basketball, rugby and tennis. The book will be of interest to sociologists of sport, sport coaches, sport and exercise psychologists, disability scholars, qualitative researchers, and disability sporting organisations. This book was published as a special issue of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health.

Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games

Author : Carolyn Jackson-Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000095541
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games written by Carolyn Jackson-Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the ground-breaking coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by the UK’s publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 network, coverage which seemed to deliver a transformational shift in attitudes towards people with disabilities. It sheds important new light on our understanding of media production and its complex interactions with sport and wider society. Drawing on political economy and cultural studies, the book explores why and how a marginalised group was brought into the mainstream by the media, and the key influencing factors and decision-making processes. Featuring interviews with key people involved in the television and digital production structures, as well as organisational archives, it helps us to understand the interplay between creativity and commerce, between editorial and marketing workflows, and about the making of meaning. The book also looks at coverage of the Rio Paralympics, and ahead to the Tokyo Games, and at changing global perceptions of disability through sport. This is fascinating reading for any advanced students, researchers, or sport management or media professionals looking to better understand the media production process or the significance of sport and disability in wider society.

Lucas at the Paralympics

Author : Igor Plohl
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823447650
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Lucas at the Paralympics written by Igor Plohl and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduce your child to the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage. Lucas and Eddie, two physically disabled friends, visit the Paralympics and cheer on blind and physically challenged athletes as they compete in running, swimming, sitting volleyball, para archery, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair basketball, and more. Readers learn about some of the rules that expedite play and that even the playing field. For example, blind runners wear blindfolds so none of the competitors (some totally blind and some with limited sight) have an unfair advantage. Also, all of the blind competitors are tethered to guides. Author Igor Plohl, who lost the use of his legs after a spinal injury, is a teacher and passionate advocate for raising awareness of physical disability. As a teacher, he knows the questions children ask and how to answer them. A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book

More Than Medals

Author : Dennis J. Frost
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501753096
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book More Than Medals written by Dennis J. Frost and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981? In More Than Medals, Dennis J. Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events—the 1964 Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the Nagano Winter Paralympics, and the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games that played important roles in the development of disability sports in Japan. Sporting events in the postwar era, Frost shows, have repeatedly served as forums for addressing the concerns of individuals with disabilities. More Than Medals provides new insights on the cultural and historical nature of disability and demonstrates how sporting events have challenged some stigmas associated with disability, while reinforcing or generating others. Frost analyzes institutional materials and uses close readings of media, biographical sources, and interviews with Japanese athletes to highlight the profound—though often ambiguous—ways in which sports have shaped how postwar Japan has perceived and addressed disability. His novel approach highlights the importance of the Paralympics and the impact that disability sports have had on Japanese society. Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Paralympic Games

Author : Keith Gilbert
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 184126265X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Paralympic Games written by Keith Gilbert and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every four years, hundreds of disabled athletes from around the world gather together to compete in the largest sporting event of its kind - the Paralympic Games. Yet there is always one question which overshadows the Games - does the Paralympics empower individuals with disability, or is it simply a sop to the major Olympic event? Divided into five specific areas of study - Public and Media Perceptions; Inside the Paralympic Games; Olympics vs. Paralympics; Cultural Diversity; and Future Directions - this thoroughly researched volume attempts to bring this discussion out into the open and, if not provide an answer, then to pave the way for future investigation that might.

The Paralympic Games Explained

Author : Ian Brittain
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134023421
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Paralympic Games Explained written by Ian Brittain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the Paralympic phenomenon which explores various key aspects and issues, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the economic and social impact of the contemporary Games. It is suitable for those interested in disability sport, sporting mega-events, the politics of sport, or disability in society.

Disability Sport

Author : Karen P. DePauw
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780736046381
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book Disability Sport written by Karen P. DePauw and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2005 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With its primary focus on adult athletes in competitions, Disability Sport, Second Edition, contains in-depth coverage of essential issues, including the historical context of disability and sport; the organizations, competitions, and sport opportunities for athletes with disabilities; the international perspective; current challenges and controversies in disability sport; and the coaching and training of athletes with disabilities including sports medicine issues, activity modifications, equipment uses, and even management for both adults and children" --

Sports of the Paralympic Games

Author : Aaron Derr
Publisher : Gold Medal Games
ISBN 13 : 1634407245
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Sports of the Paralympic Games written by Aaron Derr and published by Gold Medal Games. This book was released on 2020 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An overview of the Paralympic Games featuring sports played by Individuals and teams of athletes competing against each other ... Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games showcase super strength and skills, stamina and endurance both individually and through teamwork."--

More Than Medals

Author : Dennis J. Frost
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501753096
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Leveraging Disability Sport Events

Author : Laura Misener
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351610120
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Leveraging Disability Sport Events written by Laura Misener and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This empirically-grounded text examines the policy, planning, development and implementation of disability sport events. It draws insights from a major international comparative study of different types of large multi-national sporting events: integrated events where able-bodied athletes and athletes with a disability compete alongside one another, and non-integrated events where athletes with a disability are separated by time but occurring in the same location. Guided by a critical disability studies perspective, the book highlights the strategic opportunity of sporting events to influence social change around community participation, and attitudes and awareness about disability more broadly. It also challenges assumptions about positive event legacies and suggests a need for a multi-lateral approach to planning. An important read for students, researchers and scholars in the fields of sport policy, sport development, disability sport, sport management, disability studies and event studies.

The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement

Author : P. David Howe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134440839
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement written by P. David Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising questions and debates crucial to students of social and disability studies, this book queries the Paralympic games' development as a positive one, and questions its role as a vehicle for the empowerment of the disabled community.

Disability, Sport and Society

Author : Nigel Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134183224
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Disability, Sport and Society written by Nigel Thomas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-12-05 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that, particularly in the context of social inclusion, is attracting increasing political and academic interest. The purpose of this important new text – the first of its kind – is to introduce the reader to key concepts in disability and disability sport and to examine the complex relationships between modern sport, disability and other aspects of wider society. Drawing upon original data from interviews, surveys and policy documents, the book examines how disability sport has developed and is currently organised, and explores key themes, issues and concepts including: disability theory and policy the emergence and development of disability sport disability sport development in local authorities mainstreaming disability sport disability, physical education and school sport elite disability sport and the Paralympic Games disability sport and the media. Including chapter summaries, seminar questions and lists of key websites and further reading throughout, Sport, Disability and Society provides both an easy to follow introduction and a critical exploration of the key issues surrounding disability sport in the twenty-first century. This book is an invaluable resource for all students, researchers and professionals working in sport studies, disability studies, physical education, sociology and social policy. Nigel Thomas is Head of Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, UK, where his research focuses on the history, mainstreaming, and media coverage of disability sport. He previously worked for ten years with young disabled people as a sports development officer in local authorities and national governing bodies. Andy Smith is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chester, UK. He is a co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy, and a co-author of Sport Policy and Development: A Sociological Introduction, and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning? Both books are published by Routledge (2009).

Athlete First

Author : Steve Bailey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470724315
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Athlete First written by Steve Bailey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the Paralympic Movement is recognised as a global sporting phenomenon attracting thousands of athletes from an ever-increasing number of countries. Athlete First provides a thoroughly researched history and analysis of the Paralympic Movement, including the development and organisation of the International Paralympic Committee. As well as recounting factual achievements and events, the book examines the position of sport and international competition for people with a disability within their changing historical context and in relation to the Olympic Movement and able-bodied sport. The first history of the origins and development of the Paralympic movement Examines disabled sport and international competition within their changing historical context Includes details of key players in the movement – on and off the field Written in an accessible style by a recognised historian Athlete First will prove invaluable to researchers and professionals involved in the field of sport and disability as well as sport scientists and physical education specialists with an interest in sports history. The Publisher appreciates the role played by the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) in bringing this publication to fruition, and acknowledges the financial assistance provided by the International Olympic Committee.

The Paralympic Games Explained

Author : Ian Brittain
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317404157
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Paralympic Games Explained written by Ian Brittain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Paralympic Games is the second largest multi-sport festival on earth and an event which poses profound and challenging questions about the nature of sport, disability and society. The Paralympic Games Explained is the first complete introduction to the Paralympic phenomenon, exploring every key aspect and issue, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the economic and social impact of the contemporary Games. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, it includes new material on hosting and legacy, Vancouver 2010 to Rio 2016, sport for development, and case studies of an additional ten Paralympic nations. Drawing on a range of international examples, it discusses key issues such as: • how societal attitudes influence disability sport • the governance of Paralympic and elite disability sport • the relationship between the Paralympics and the Olympics • drugs and technology in disability sport • classification in disability sport. Containing useful features including review questions, study activities, web links and guides to further reading throughout, The Paralympic Games Explained is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the Paralympics currently available. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in disability sport, sporting mega-events, the politics of sport, or disability in society.

The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement

Author : P. David Howe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134440820
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement written by P. David Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the Paralympic Games empower the disability sport community? Like many other contemporary sporting institutions, the Paralympic Games have made the transition from pastime to spectacle, and the profile of athletes with disabilities has been increased as a result. This book reviews the current status of the Paralympics and challenges the mainstream assumption that the Games are a vehicle for empowerment of the disabled community. Using ethnographic methods unique in this area of study, P. David Howe has undertaken an innovative and critical examination of the social, political and economic processes shaping the Paralympic Movement. In The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement he presents his findings and offers a new insight into the relationship between sport, the body and the culture of disability. In doing so he has produced the most comprehensive and radical text about high performance sport for the disabled yet published. P. David Howe is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. He is also a four-time Paralympian and former Athlete’s Representative to the International Paralympic Committee.

Raising the Bar

Author : Artemis A. W. Joukowsky
Publisher : Umbrage Editions Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 188416711X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Raising the Bar written by Artemis A. W. Joukowsky and published by Umbrage Editions Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrays athletes with disabilities that have participated in the Paralympics and similar events, with photographs and listings of awards won, and provides a brief history of the rise of disability sports.

Adaptive Sports and the Paralympic Games

Author : Barbara Gottfried
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1508183325
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Adaptive Sports and the Paralympic Games written by Barbara Gottfried and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to technological innovations and changing attitudes, people with disabilities are able to participate in a wide range of physical activity. This comprehensive volume looks at more than thirty-five adaptive sports that provide modifications to allow people with disabilities to live an active lifestyle. From skiing to sailing and cycling to volleyball, adaptive sports make exercise, and all of its physical, social, and emotional benefits available to people with disabilities. This engrossing text also explores the Paralympics, which offers disabled athletes the chance to compete with their peers from across the globe while building their confidence and self-esteem.