Disability, sport and men's narratives of health: A qualitative study.
B Smith - Health psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Very little research has been conducted that examines men, sport, masculinities,
and disability in the context of health. Readdressing this absence, this article examines the
health narratives told by spinal injured men and the work narratives do on, in, and for them.
Methods: In-depth life history interviews and fieldwork observations with men (n= 17) who
sustained a spinal injury through playing sport and are now disabled were conducted.
Qualitative data were analyzed using a dialogical narrative analysis. Results: Stories told …
and disability in the context of health. Readdressing this absence, this article examines the
health narratives told by spinal injured men and the work narratives do on, in, and for them.
Methods: In-depth life history interviews and fieldwork observations with men (n= 17) who
sustained a spinal injury through playing sport and are now disabled were conducted.
Qualitative data were analyzed using a dialogical narrative analysis. Results: Stories told …
