Michael S. Jeffress

Communication, Sport and Disability (eBook, PDF)

The Case of Power Soccer

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Sports are ubiquitous in American society, and given their prominence in the culture, it is easy to understand how most youth in the United States face pressure to participate in organized sports. But what does this mean for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who live with one or more physical disabilities and, in particular, those in powered wheelchairs? Located at the intersection of sports and disability, this book tells the story of power soccer - the first competitive team sport specifically designed for electric wheelchair users. Beginning in France in the 1970s, today, over sixty teams compete within the United States Power Soccer Association (USPSA) and the sport is actively played in over thirty countries. Using ethnographic research conducted while attending practices, games, and social functions of teams from across the nation, Jeffress builds a strong case that electric wheelchair users deserve more opportunity to play sports. They deserve it because they need the same physical and psychosocial benefits from participation as their peers, who have full use of their arms and legs. It challenges the social constructions and barriers that currently stand in the way. Most importantly, this book tells the story of some amazing power soccer athletes. It is a moving, first-hand account of what power soccer means to them and the implications this has for society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317163541
• Artikelnr.: 44865090

Autorenporträt

Michael S. Jeffress

(Ph.D., Regent University) is a Lecturer in Communication Studies in the Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies at The University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad. He has been involved in disability advocacy work since the mid-1990s, after his son Ryan was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In 2014, he received the Top Paper Award from the Disability Issues Caucus of the National Communication Association. His previous title in the Interdisciplinary Disability Studies series is Communication, Sport and Disability: The Case of Power Soccer.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 A Life-Altering Discovery
Chapter 2 Snapshots of Changed Lives
Chapter 3 From the Sidelines to Center Court
Chapter 4 Power Soccer and Physical Health
Chapter 5 Power Soccer and Psychosocial Health
Chapter 6 Power Soccer and Relating to People
Chapter 7 Power Soccer and Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Chapter 8 Generating Social Capital within Power Soccer
Chapter 9 Utilizing Social Capital to Promote the Cause
Chapter 10 What Power Soccer Athletes Want You to Know