Men, masculinities and violence: an ethnographic study

by Ellis, Anthony

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Title Statements

Full title :Men, masculinities and violence : an ethnographic study / Anthony Ellis.

Summary

"Why do some men use physical violence against others? How do some men come to value physical violence as a resource? Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research conducted with men involved in serious violence and crime over a period of two years in the North of England, Anthony Ellis addresses these questions and the complex relationship between these men and their use of physical violence against others. Using detailed life-history interviews and extended periods of observation with these men, Men, Masculinities and Violence describes their 'inner' subjective lives and experiences, exploring how they came to value violence, why they are willing to use it against others and risk serious harm to themselves in the process. Over the course of the book a picture emerges of a group of men that have experienced and perpetrated serious violence throughout their lives. This book advances a critical psychosocial understanding of such violence by situating these masculine biographies within their immediate contexts of de-industrialisation, fracturing working class community and culture, and broader shifts within the political economy of liberal capitalism. With its synthesis of rich ethnographic material and new developments in criminological theory, this book is essential reading for students and academics interested in issues of gender and violence."--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 166 pages ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781138819092, 1138819093
oclc:ocn912378894
LC Classification:HQ1088
Dewey Decimal:303.60811

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Brottslighet Criminality England -- Nord Gewalt Hommes Hommes -- Psychologie Life stories Livsberättelser Män -- våld Män som misshandlar -- sociala aspekter Manlighet Manlighet -- mansrollen Mann Männlichkeit Masculinité Masculinity Masculinity -- male role Men Men -- psychology Men -- violence