Just Boys Doing Business? - Men, Masculinities and Crime

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Tim Newburn, Elizabeth A Stanko

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tim Newburn (Editor), Newburn Tim (Editor), Elizabeth A Stanko (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1995
• EAN: 9780415093200
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09320-0
• No. of pages: 302
• Weight: 320 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Offenders / Criminals