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Communication, Sport and Disability : The Case of Power Soccer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Farnham : Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (187 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781472448217
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.04'56
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Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Life-Altering Discovery -- 2 Snapshots of Changed Lives -- 3 From the Sidelines to Center Court -- 4 Power Soccer and Physical Health -- 5 Power Soccer and Psychosocial Health -- 6 Power Soccer and Relating to People -- 7 Power Soccer and Self-Efficacy Beliefs -- 8 Generating Social Capital within Power Soccer -- 9 Utilizing Social Capital to Promote the Cause -- 10 What Power Soccer Athletes Want You to Know -- Appendix A: USPSA 2014 Team Members by State -- Appendix B: 2006 Indiana House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution No. 0042 ("Concurrent Resolution," 2006) -- Appendix C: Reflections on My Research and How It Was Conducted -- References -- Index.
Summary: 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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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Life-Altering Discovery -- 2 Snapshots of Changed Lives -- 3 From the Sidelines to Center Court -- 4 Power Soccer and Physical Health -- 5 Power Soccer and Psychosocial Health -- 6 Power Soccer and Relating to People -- 7 Power Soccer and Self-Efficacy Beliefs -- 8 Generating Social Capital within Power Soccer -- 9 Utilizing Social Capital to Promote the Cause -- 10 What Power Soccer Athletes Want You to Know -- Appendix A: USPSA 2014 Team Members by State -- Appendix B: 2006 Indiana House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution No. 0042 ("Concurrent Resolution," 2006) -- Appendix C: Reflections on My Research and How It Was Conducted -- References -- Index.

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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