Crime, Deviance and Doping: Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma

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.

• | Author: M. Yar
• | Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• | Publication Date: Jan 06, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 106 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1137403748
• | ISBN-13: 9781137403742