Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction; The study's aim and research questions; Disposition; The Swedish disability movement and disability policy; Disability sports in Sweden; Media portrayals: Victims and heroes; The field of research; Notes; 2. Theoretical framework and methodological considerations; The troublesome body; The field of phenomenology; Methodological considerations; Notes; 3. 'I am just like everyone else'; Between dependence and autonomy; Like 'Wow, what a girl'
Meeting others in the same situation: From exclusion to inclusionConcluding discussion; Notes; 4. Bodily experiences; The body as public property; The uncontrollable body; Bodily pleasure and strength; The appearance of the body; Concluding discussion; Notes; 5. Technology, gender and the body; Othering; Falling in love with a wheelchair; Assistive technology and sports equipment: Femininity, pleasure and strength; Concluding discussion; Notes; 6. Sporting bodies and gender; Gender, sports and able bodies; Disability sports and gender; 'This is something completely different'
Being a woman in a male contextMobilizing for change; Concluding discussion; Notes; 7. Final discussion; Four faces of oppression and its resistance; A weak 'we' versus a strong 'I'; The body and its pleasures; Able bodies; List of abbreviations; References; Index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 19, 2018)
