Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence: The Struggle for Recognition - Brossura

Messerschmidt, James W.

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ISBN 10: 144221371X ISBN 13: 9781442213715

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

Riassunto

In Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence, James W. Messerschmidt unravels some of the mysteries of teenage violence. Written by one of the most respected scholars on the subject of gendered crime, this book provides a fascinating account of the connections among adolescent masculinities and femininities, bullying in schools, the body, heterosexuality, and violence and nonviolence.

After an introduction that lays out key concepts, including a revised structured action theory, Messerschmidt shares six compelling life-histories of white working-class boys and girls who have all been victims of severe forms of bullying at school. The book is unique in its comparative approach between violent and nonviolent youth, between boys and girls as offenders and non-offenders, between assaultive and sexual violence, and among a variety of masculinities and femininities. It also addresses how heterosexuality is related to sex, gender, and certain forms of violence or non-violence.

The penetrating life histories are partially drawn from Messerschmid’s previous booksNine Lives and Flesh and Blood, as well as several completely new life-history interviews. The book’s cutting-edge conceptualization of these life histories provides novel insight into the vexing question of youth violence.

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L'autore:

James W. Messerschmidt is professor of sociology and chair of the criminology department at the University of Southern Maine, where he also teaches in the women's and gender studies program. He is the author or coauthor of a number of books, including Masculinities and Crime and Criminology.

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• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 144221371X
• ISBN 13: 9781442213715
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 218