Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ569404
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Creating the Plural Self: Athletic Teams' Use of Members' Bodies.
Pillsbury, Gerald
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, v9 n1 p35-48 Jan-Mar 1996
Employs observations and interviews to explore ways four basketball teams used players' bodies to create a plural self, transforming individuals into interconnected, deindividualized members. Raises the possibility that for many athletes this temporarily realized plural self continues as a possible self and invites the development of certain virtues and failings. (DSK)
Descriptors: Athletics, Basketball, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Group Structure, Group Unity, Higher Education, Individual Psychology, Personality, Reference Groups, Self Concept, Self Destructive Behavior, Team Sports, Team Training, Teamwork
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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