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Skinhead History, Identity, and Culture covers the history, identity, and culture of the skinhead movement in Europe and America.
List of contents
Preface
Chapter One: Skinhead History
Chapter Two: Racist and Non-Racist Skins: An Analysis of Why They, Join, Stay, and Quit
Chapter Three: Gay Skinheads: A Part of or Apart from the Skinhead Moment
Chapter Four: Female Skinheads
Chapter Five: Skinhead Music: The Beat Goes On
Chapter Six: Exploring Skinhead Identity through an Analysis of Skinhead Websites, Social Networks, and Social Media
Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Who is a True Skinhead?
About the author
Kevin Borgeson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Salem State University. He has published several articles on female skinheads, gay skinheads, skinheads and the Internet, and hate on the Internet. The data he used for his research was based on two years of qualitative interviewing and ethnographic data on skinhead culture. He is the co-editor with Robin Valeri on
Terrorism in America and co-editor with Krtisten Kuenhnle of the book
Serial Offenders: In Theory and Practice. Borgeson has appeared on Fox News, PB, S and NPR as an expert on the topic of hate groups and hate crimes.
Robin Maria Valeri, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at. St. Bonaventure University. Valeri earned a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University. She has published on a variety of topics including hate groups, skinheads, terrorism, Internet and social media, pets and laughter, and cigarette advertisements. Valeri's work has appeared in the
American Behavioral Scientist, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Men's Studies, and the
Michigan Sociological Review. Valeri is co-editor of the book
Terrorism in America and co-author of "Sticks and Stones: When the words of hatred become weapons" in
Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons, as well as co-author of
Masculine Identities within the Skinhead Movement in Advances in Sociology Research (2016). Valeri has appeared on Time Warner Cable News Buffalo as an expert on terrorism.
Summary
Skinhead History, Identity, and Culture covers the history, identity, and culture of the skinhead movement in Europe and America.
