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Disability and physical activity (2017)
Book Chapter
Williams, T., & Smith, B. (2017). Disability and physical activity. In J. Piggin, L. Mansfield, & M. Weed (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice (284-297). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315672779-20

This chapter explores the relationship between disability, health and physical activity. First we explore how disability is understood and the consequence this has on shaping medical practices and public health programmes. Next, we discuss the barrie... Read More about Disability and physical activity.

Narrative inquiry and autoethnography (2017)
Book Chapter
Smith, B. (2017). Narrative inquiry and autoethnography. In M. Silk, D. Andrews, & H. Thorpe (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Physical Cultural Studies (505-514). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315745664-51

This chapter concerns narrative inquiry as a methodological contingency for physical cultural studies (PCS). It focuses on one narrative approach, that is autoethnography, and highlights several challenges that go with doing an autoethnography. Autoe... Read More about Narrative inquiry and autoethnography.

Opening the discussion (2016)
Book Chapter
Schinke, R. J., McGannon, K. R., & Smith, B. (2016). Opening the discussion. In R. J. Schinke, K. R. McGannon, & B. Smith (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology (1-6). London: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315777054

Psychology and sociology in sport studies (2015)
Book Chapter
Smith, B., & McGannon, K. (2015). Psychology and sociology in sport studies. In R. Giulianotti (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport (194 - 204). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203404065

This chapter aims to understand the intersections between sport and class that is crucial because virtually every experience of sport and physical movement is infused with class. ‘Social class, both on its own and in combination with gender, race/eth... Read More about Psychology and sociology in sport studies.