Badfellas - Crime, Tradition and New Masculinities

Zusatztext Simon Winlow has taken the study of contemporary urban violence to a new level of sophistication. His subtle examination of the emergence of violence as a marketable asset represents cultural criminology at its best. Informationen zum Autor Simon Winlow is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at theUniversity of Teesside. Klappentext Uncovers a world where male identity is expressed each day through physical strength and power. Focusing on professional criminals and violent men, the author shows how workshop camaraderie, hard physical work and criminal reputations allow for changing masculinities. Zusammenfassung Fights, fraud and drugs racketeering regularly hit the headlines, but they are just news stories for most of us. For others, they constitute a way of life. This book uncovers a world where male identity is expressed each day through physical strength and power. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 History, Modernity and Masculinities, 2 And Then the World Changed, 3 Bouncing as a Contemporary Urban Career: Post-modernity, De-industrialization, Masculinity and Cultural Adaptation, 4 Summary and Conclusion

Sommario

1 History, Modernity and Masculinities, 2 And Then the World Changed, 3 Bouncing as a Contemporary Urban Career: Post-modernity, De-industrialization, Masculinity and Cultural Adaptation, 4 Summary and Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Winlow, Winlow Simon
• Editore: Black A&C Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.01.2001
• EAN: 9781859734148
• ISBN: 978-1-85973-414-8
• Pagine: 204
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Education, Sociology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Crime and criminology, Gender studies: men and boys, Violence and abuse in society, Educational: Social sciences, social studies