The Paralympic Games Explained: Second EditionRoutledge, 2016 M07 1 - 246 páginas The Paralympic Games is the second largest multi-sport festival on earth and an event which poses profound and challenging questions about the nature of sport, disability and society. The Paralympic Games Explained is the first complete introduction to the Paralympic phenomenon, exploring every key aspect and issue, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the economic and social impact of the contemporary Games. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, it includes new material on hosting and legacy, Vancouver 2010 to Rio 2016, sport for development, and case studies of an additional ten Paralympic nations. Drawing on a range of international examples, it discusses key issues such as: • how societal attitudes influence disability sport • the governance of Paralympic and elite disability sport • the relationship between the Paralympics and the Olympics • drugs and technology in disability sport • classification in disability sport. Containing useful features including review questions, study activities, web links and guides to further reading throughout, The Paralympic Games Explained is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the Paralympics currently available. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in disability sport, sporting mega-events, the politics of sport, or disability in society. |
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... become a major part of the 99 99 marketing of the Paralympic Games 7.1 Swimming uses a functional classification system 107 119 8.1 A comparison of female participation rates at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games 139 8.2 A ...
... become the second largest multi-sport festival on the planet after the Olympic Games. Despite this, there are still many misunderstandings and misconceptions regarding both the Paralympic Games and disability sport in general. Part of ...
... becomes the dominant feature of their social identity as perceived by those around them . As a consequence of these views , and experiences of social interaction , disability , for people with disabilities , can also become the dominant ...
... become clear throughout the text, but the main reasons appear to be that no one involved in these early Games believed that the Paralympic Games would ever reach a size or importance that would make them worthy of academic historical ...
... become the largest ever sporting event for people with disabilities and the second largest multi - sport event on the planet after the Olympic Games , the event now known globally as the Paralympic Games had a rather inauspicious ...
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2 The Olympic Movement and the Paralympic Games | 23 |
3 The governance of Paralympic sport | 37 |
4 Disability and the body | 52 |
5 The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation | 68 |
6 Media marketing and disability sport | 86 |
7 Major issues within the Paralympic Movement | 111 |
8 Diversity at the Paralympic Games | 128 |
9 International perspectives on Paralympic participation | 157 |
10 The Special Olympics intellectual disability and the Paralympic Games | 198 |
Bibliography | 210 |
Index | 225 |