What is it about crime that makes it `men's work'? Can we imagine masculinity without crime? This is the first book of its kind to bring contributors from three continents together to examine the relationship between masculinity and crime. Covering such areas as policing, prisons, violence against women, homicide, white-collar crime, and male victimisation, this book will force us to rethink many aspects of masculinity and crime.
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The first collection to discuss the relationship between masculinity. Drawing together leading experts from three continents such areas as as policing, prisons, violence on women, homicide, white collar crime and male victimisation.
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Introduction; 1: Theorising masculine subjectivity; 2: Challenging the problem of men's individual violence; 3: Cop canteen culture; 4: Young black males; 5: Schooling, masculinities, and youth crime by white boys; 6: Tougher than the rest?; 7: Mannish boys; 8: What's the big deal?; 9: When men are victims; 10: Masculinity, honour and confrontational homicide; 11: Masculinities, violence and communitarian control; 12: Boys keep swinging; 13: Masculinities and white-collar crime
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415093200
Publisert
1995-03-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
302

Biographical note

Tim Newburn, Elizabeth A Stanko