Sexuality in the Swedish Police - From Gay Jokes to Pride Parades

Sexuality in the Swedish Police is based on the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual police officers and the author's observations of police work. The book analyses how processes of exclusion and inclusion of LGB sexuality coexist in the Swedish police.

List of contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The judiciary and homosexuality
Chapter 3 - Exclusion
Chapter 4 - The Struggle Between Exclusion and Inclusion
Chapter 5 - The Macho Image and the Inclusion of Homosexuality
Chapter 6 - Policing and the Inclusion of Homosexuality
Chapter 7 - Not Real Police Work: On Managerial Work for Inclusion
Chapter 8 - Conclusion

About the author

Jens Rennstam is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Lund University, Sweden. He has long experience of qualitative inquiry into organizations and his previous work has been published in esteemed outlets such as Gender, Work and Organizations, Human Relations, Marketing Theory, Organization, and Organization Studies.

Summary

Sexuality in the Swedish Police is based on the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual police officers and the author's observations of police work. The book analyses how processes of exclusion and inclusion of LGB sexuality coexist in the Swedish police.

Product details

• Authors: Jens Rennstam, Jens (Lund University Rennstam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032151816
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215181-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Crime, Diversity and Criminal Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Organizational theory & behaviour, Gay & Lesbian studies, Organizational theory and behaviour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Bisexual Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Relating to bisexual / pansexual / polysexual people