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Berger, Ronald J.

Hoop dreams on wheels disability and the competitive wheelchair athlete / [electronic resource] : Ronald J. Berger. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 164 p.) : ill. - Contemporary sociological perspectives . - Contemporary sociological perspectives series. .

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-157) and index.

Disability in society -- Disability, sports, and basketball -- A case study of competitive wheelchair athletics -- The first generation -- The second generation -- The third generation -- The fourth generation -- Living with disabilities : pathways to wheelchair sports -- Competitive sports and the dilemmas of disability identity.

ISBN: 9780203891322 (electronic bk.) 0203891325 (electronic bk.) 6611753907 (electronic bk.) 9786611753900 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wheelchair basketball--United States.
Sports for people with disabilities.
Athletes with disabilities--Biography.
People with disabilities--United States--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GV886.5 / .B47 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 796.323/8