Been a Heavy Life - Stories of Violent Men (Paperback, Parental Adviso)

In this groundbreaking work, Lois Presser investigates the life stories of men who have perpetrated violence. She applies insights from across the academy to in-depth interviews with men who shared their accounts of how they became the people we most fear--those who rape, murder, assault, and rob, often repeatedly. "Been a Heavy Life" provides the discipline of criminology with two crucial frameworks: one for critically evaluating the construction of offenders' own stories, and one for grasping the cultural meta-narratives that legitimize violence. For social scientists generally, this book offers a vivid demonstration of just how dynamic and contingent self-narratives are.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Perspectives in Criminology
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	September 2008
Authors:	Lois Presser
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
Edition:	Parental Adviso
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-07558-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > General
LSN:	0-252-07558-7
Barcode:	9780252075582

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