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Special Olympics Oral History Volume 4: Different Stories but One Effort
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Alford, William P.Liao, MeiCui, Fengming

This open access book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics (1968-2018). This is the fourth volume of the first oral history about people with intellectual disabilities in the world and the first oral history of persons with disabilities in China. This book also includes stories from teachers, coaches, school principals, parent leaders, coworkers, and volunteers. They share …

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978-981-97-9446-1
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XXVI, 441
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The Ponytail
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Trygve B. Broch

This open access book adopts a cultural sociology of materiality to explore the hallmark of the female athlete: the ponytail. Studying a wealth of news articles about ponytails in sports and society, Broch uncovers this hairstyle’s polyvocality and argues that it is a total social phenomenon. By separating his approach from the cultural studies tradition, Broch highlights how hair is imbued w…

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Cultural Sociology
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XIV, 222
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The Golden Rule in Sports
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Alicia Bockel

Elite level sport lends itself to a highly competitive environment that encourages players to seek a competitive advantage in order to win. Since competition is an inherent condition that is also considered desirable in this setting, it may at first glance seem as if cooperation does not have any room in elite level sports. Sustainable cooperation can be mutually advantageous for players, but i…

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978-3-658-07028-1
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XVI, 189, 17 b/w illustrations
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The Golden Rule in Sports
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The Golden Rule in Sports
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Alicia Bockel

Elite level sport lends itself to a highly competitive environment that encourages players to seek a competitive advantage in order to win. Since competition is an inherent condition that is also considered desirable in this setting, it may at first glance seem as if cooperation does not have any room in elite level sports. Sustainable cooperation can be mutually advantageous for players, but i…

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ISBN/ISSN
978-3-658-07028-1
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XVI, 189
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