Dangerous Masculinity - Fatherhood, Race, and Security Inside America''s Prisons

Considers how those within the prison system negotiate their expectations about "real” men and "good” fathers, how prisoners negotiate their relationships with those outside of prison, and in what ways this negotiation reflects their understanding of masculinity.

List of contents

Introduction: Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Race inside America's Prisons



1          Neoliberal Responsibility and "Being There" as a Father

2          Little Me versus My Princess: Fathers' Expectations about Gender

3          Unruly Boys and Dangerous Men: Security and Masculinity in Prison

4          Game Faces and Going up the Way: Enacting Masculinity in Prison



Conclusion: The Conditions of Possibility

Appendix: Methods and Research Setting

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited

Index

 

About the author

ANNA CURTIS is an assistant professor of sociology at The State University of New York at Cortland.

 

Summary

Considers how those within the prison system negotiate their expectations about “real” men and “good” fathers, how prisoners negotiate their relationships with those outside of prison, and in what ways this negotiation reflects their understanding of masculinity.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Curtis
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780813598352
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-9835-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society; Critical Issues in Crime and S
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology