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This book presents the life stories of nine boys to examine the
differential use of violence as a resource for "doing masculinity"
in specific situations and circumstances thus helping us understand
the highly gendered ratio of crime in industrialized societies as
well as national tragedies.
Vivid narratives, fresh insights, and new theories on where gender
theory and research stand today Since scholars began interrogating
the meaning of gender and sexuality in society, this field has
become essential to the study of sociology. Gender Reckonings aims
to map new directions for understanding gender and sexuality within
a more pragmatic, dynamic, and socially relevant framework. It
shows how gender relations must be understood on a large scale as
well as in intimate detail. The contributors return to the basics,
questioning how gender patterns change, how we can realize gender
equality, and how the structures of gender impact daily life.
Gender Reckonings covers not only foundational concepts of gender
relations and gender justice, but also explores postcolonial
patterns of gender, intersectionality, gender fluidity, transgender
practices, neoliberalism, and queer theory. Gender Reckonings
combines the insights of gender and sexuality scholars from
different generations, fields, and world regions. The editors and
contributors are leading social scientists from six continents, and
the book gives vivid accounts of the changing politics of gender in
different communities. Rich in empirical detail and novel thinking,
Gender Reckonings is a lasting resource for students, researchers,
activists, policymakers, and everyone concerned with gender
justice.
Sociologists and criminologists have long known that there is a
relationship between masculinity and crime, for gender has been
advanced consistently as the strongest predictor of criminal
involvement. Nine Lives, written by one of the most respected
authorities on the subject of gender and crime, provides a
fascinating account of the connection a
Analyzing the speeches of the two Bush presidencies, this book
presents a new conceptualization of hegemonic masculinity by making
the case for a multiplicity of hegemonic masculinites locally,
regionally, and globally. This book outlines how state leaders may
appeal to particular hegemonic masculinites in their attempt to
"sell" wars and thereby camouflage salient political practices in
the process. Messerschmidt offers a fresh historical perspective on
the war against Iraq over an 18-year period, and he argues that we
cannot truly understand this war outside of its gendered
(masculine) and historical context.
Analyzing the speeches of the two Bush presidencies, this book
presents a new conceptualization of hegemonic masculinity by making
the case for a multiplicity of hegemonic masculinites locally,
regionally, and globally. This book outlines how state leaders may
appeal to particular hegemonic masculinites in their attempt to
"sell" wars and thereby camouflage salient political practices in
the process. Messerschmidt offers a fresh historical perspective on
the war against Iraq over an 18-year period, and he argues that we
cannot truly understand this war outside of its gendered
(masculine) and historical context.
The concept of hegemonic masculinity, formulated by Raewyn Connell
more than three decades ago, has been the driving force behind the
expanding field of masculinities studies. Hegemonic Masculinity:
Formulation, Reformulation, and Amplification provides the first
comprehensive overview of the concept-from its original conception
to how it has evolved over time. The book also examines some of the
most powerful ways the concept is being used in contemporary gender
studies. Hegemonic Masculinity describes the development of the
concept, the actual formulation and initial applications of the
concept, the eventual reformulation and subsequent applications of
that reformulation, and finally, the amplification of the
reformulated concept of hegemonic masculinity. The book also
includes a chapter theorizing why and how hegemonic masculinities
are constructed, and the concluding chapter chronicles the
prospects for social change toward more egalitarian gender
relations. Hegemonic Masculinity: Formulation, Reformulation, and
Amplification brings together for the first time in one volume the
history of the concept as well as a discussion and examination of
some of the most important research accomplished on hegemonic
masculinity over the last thirty years.
In this book, James W. Messerschmidt and Tristan Bridges apply a
new conceptual framework of sex, gender, and sexual identity
formation. Sociologists tend to study social practice as
exclusively or primarily accomplished either routinely or
reflexively, although theorizing gender has been less susceptible
to that criticism than have other subfields. Yet, the dynamic
relationship between routine and reflexivity is undertheorized.
Sociologists often miss the coexistence of reflexivity and routine
in gender practice and identity formations. Rather than
interrogating gender practice as either routine or reflexivity,
Messerschmidt and Bridges present data from life history interviews
that documents routine and reflexive sex, gender, and sexual
identities as typical and extensive rather than exceptional. A
Kaleidoscope of Identities reveals the more elusive elements of
sex, gender, and sexual life, which are often difficult to capture
in quantifiable variables.
Vivid narratives, fresh insights, and new theories on where gender
theory and research stand today Since scholars began interrogating
the meaning of gender and sexuality in society, this field has
become essential to the study of sociology. Gender Reckonings aims
to map new directions for understanding gender and sexuality within
a more pragmatic, dynamic, and socially relevant framework. It
shows how gender relations must be understood on a large scale as
well as in intimate detail. The contributors return to the basics,
questioning how gender patterns change, how we can realize gender
equality, and how the structures of gender impact daily life.
Gender Reckonings covers not only foundational concepts of gender
relations and gender justice, but also explores postcolonial
patterns of gender, intersectionality, gender fluidity, transgender
practices, neoliberalism, and queer theory. Gender Reckonings
combines the insights of gender and sexuality scholars from
different generations, fields, and world regions. The editors and
contributors are leading social scientists from six continents, and
the book gives vivid accounts of the changing politics of gender in
different communities. Rich in empirical detail and novel thinking,
Gender Reckonings is a lasting resource for students, researchers,
activists, policymakers, and everyone concerned with gender
justice.
Sociologists and criminologists have long known that there is a
relationship between masculinity and crime. Indeed, gender has been
advanced consistently as the strongest predictor of criminal
involvement. Flesh and Blood provides a fascinating account of the
connection among adolescent gender diversity, the body, and
assaultive violence. The book is divided into four parts. In Part
I, the author explores the history of criminology as a discipline,
paying particular attention to the misgivings about the body,
gender, and crime. Messerschmidt shows that criminology
historically has maintained, in various ways, the mind-body,
sex-gender, and gender difference binaries. In Part II,
Messerschmidt presents a theoretical framework_structured action
theory_for overcoming these binaries. This perspective allows
conceptualization of: embodiment as a lived aspect of gender, both
gender differences and gender similarities in the commission of
crime, how embodied social action is embedded in specific
structural gender relations in particular settings, and how
embodied social actions may be related to violence and nonviolence.
The methodology for the study is also presented in Part II, which
seeks to understand, through life-history interviews, certain boys'
and girls' use of assaultive violence as a gendered practice. Part
III presents in depth life histories of four white working-class
boys and girls involved in assaultive violence. The two chief
questions addressed in these life stories are: Why is it that some
boys and some girls engage in assaultive violence and how are these
violent boys and girls similar and different? How are gender
relations in specific settings-such as the family, the school, and
the street-related to motivation for embodied violence and
nonviolence by the same boys and girls? Part IV puts structured
action theory to work by analyzing the three major sites (home,
school, and street) of the boys' and girls' life histories and how
these are related to assaultive violence and nonviolence. The
analysis reveals both similarities and differences between
assaultive boys and girls and the fallacy of the mind-body,
sex-gender, and gender difference binaries. The book closes with a
chapter on how girls' assaultive violence may disrupt gender
difference in various ways.
In this book, James W. Messerschmidt and Tristan Bridges apply a
new conceptual framework of sex, gender, and sexual identity
formation. Sociologists tend to study social practice as
exclusively or primarily accomplished either routinely or
reflexively, although theorizing gender has been less susceptible
to that criticism than have other subfields. Yet, the dynamic
relationship between routine and reflexivity is undertheorized.
Sociologists often miss the coexistence of reflexivity and routine
in gender practice and identity formations. Rather than
interrogating gender practice as either routine or reflexivity,
Messerschmidt and Bridges present data from life history interviews
that documents routine and reflexive sex, gender, and sexual
identities as typical and extensive rather than exceptional. A
Kaleidoscope of Identities reveals the more elusive elements of
sex, gender, and sexual life, which are often difficult to capture
in quantifiable variables.
James W. Messerschmidt's Masculinities and Crime quickly became a
classic text for social scientists examining the relationship
between masculinities and crime. The book is completely revised and
unique in its focus on Messerschmidt's most important research and
theorizing accomplished over the last twenty-five years, as well as
for its emphasis on selected studies by other scholars that
represent the diversity of contemporary research on masculinities
and crime. This anniversary edition brings together a combination
of the "old" and the "new" to examine what insight each have to
offer scholars in terms of knowledge about the social construction
of masculinities and crime.
James W. Messerschmidt's Masculinities and Crime quickly became a
classic text for social scientists examining the relationship
between masculinities and crime. The book is completely revised and
unique in its focus on Messerschmidt's most important research and
theorizing accomplished over the last twenty-five years, as well as
for its emphasis on selected studies by other scholars that
represent the diversity of contemporary research on masculinities
and crime. This anniversary edition brings together a combination
of the "old" and the "new" to examine what insight each have to
offer scholars in terms of knowledge about the social construction
of masculinities and crime.
The concept of hegemonic masculinity, formulated by Raewyn Connell
more than three decades ago, has been the driving force behind the
expanding field of masculinities studies. Hegemonic Masculinity:
Formulation, Reformulation, and Amplification provides the first
comprehensive overview of the concept-from its original conception
to how it has evolved over time. The book also examines some of the
most powerful ways the concept is being used in contemporary gender
studies. Hegemonic Masculinity describes the development of the
concept, the actual formulation and initial applications of the
concept, the eventual reformulation and subsequent applications of
that reformulation, and finally, the amplification of the
reformulated concept of hegemonic masculinity. The book also
includes a chapter theorizing why and how hegemonic masculinities
are constructed, and the concluding chapter chronicles the
prospects for social change toward more egalitarian gender
relations. Hegemonic Masculinity: Formulation, Reformulation, and
Amplification brings together for the first time in one volume the
history of the concept as well as a discussion and examination of
some of the most important research accomplished on hegemonic
masculinity over the last thirty years.
In Masculinities in the Making, James W. Messerschmidt unravels the
mysteries surrounding the question of how masculinities are
actually "made." One of the most respected scholars on the subject
of masculinities, Messerschmidt brings together three seemingly
disparate groups-wimps, genderqueers, and U.S. presidents-to
examine what insight each has to offer our understanding of
masculinities. The book is unique in its coverage, including a
revised structured action theory; an intersectional analysis of
sex, gender, and sexuality; and an examination of the differences
among masculinities from the local to the global. Messerschmidt
provides a fresh, accessible, and provocative argument that
significantly advances our knowledge on masculinities.
In Masculinities in the Making, James W. Messerschmidt unravels the
mysteries surrounding the question of how masculinities are
actually "made." One of the most respected scholars on the subject
of masculinities, Messerschmidt brings together three seemingly
disparate groups-wimps, genderqueers, and U.S. presidents-to
examine what insight each has to offer our understanding of
masculinities. The book is unique in its coverage, including a
revised structured action theory; an intersectional analysis of
sex, gender, and sexuality; and an examination of the differences
among masculinities from the local to the global. Messerschmidt
provides a fresh, accessible, and provocative argument that
significantly advances our knowledge on masculinities.
James W. Messerschmidt's groundbreaking book Crime as Structured
Action demonstrates that to understand crime, we must understand
how crime operates through a complex series of gender, race,
sexual, and class practices. In the second edition of this powerful
book, Messerschmidt updates both structured action theory as well
as several of the original case studies, and he includes a new case
study that further brings structured action theory to life. The
book also features expanded discussions of whiteness and sexuality,
and their relationships to crime.
In Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence, James W.
Messerschmidt unravels some of the mysteries of teenage violence.
Written by one of the most respected scholars on the subject of
gendered crime, this book provides a fascinating account of the
connections among adolescent masculinities and femininities,
bullying in schools, the body, heterosexuality, and violence and
nonviolence. After an introduction that lays out key concepts,
including a revised structured action theory, Messerschmidt shares
six compelling life-histories of white working-class boys and girls
who have all been victims of severe forms of bullying at school.
The book is unique in its comparative approach between violent and
nonviolent youth, between boys and girls as offenders and
non-offenders, between assaultive and sexual violence, and among a
variety of masculinities and femininities. It also addresses how
heterosexuality is related to sex, gender, and certain forms of
violence or non-violence. The penetrating life histories are
partially drawn from Messerschmid's previous books Nine Lives and
Flesh and Blood, as well as several completely new life-history
interviews. The book's cutting-edge conceptualization of these life
histories provides novel insight into the vexing question of youth
violence.
In Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence, James W.
Messerschmidt unravels some of the mysteries of teenage violence.
Written by one of the most respected scholars on the subject of
gendered crime, this book provides a fascinating account of the
connections among adolescent masculinities and femininities,
bullying in schools, the body, heterosexuality, and violence and
nonviolence. After an introduction that lays out key concepts,
including a revised structured action theory, Messerschmidt shares
six compelling life-histories of white working-class boys and girls
who have all been victims of severe forms of bullying at school.
The book is unique in its comparative approach between violent and
nonviolent youth, between boys and girls as offenders and
non-offenders, between assaultive and sexual violence, and among a
variety of masculinities and femininities. It also addresses how
heterosexuality is related to sex, gender, and certain forms of
violence or non-violence. The penetrating life histories are
partially drawn from Messerschmid's previous books Nine Lives and
Flesh and Blood, as well as several completely new life-history
interviews. The book's cutting-edge conceptualization of these life
histories provides novel insight into the vexing question of youth
violence.
Sociologists and criminologists have long known that there is a
relationship between masculinity and crime. Indeed, gender has been
advanced consistently as the strongest predictor of criminal
involvement. Flesh and Blood provides a fascinating account of the
connection among adolescent gender diversity, the body, and
assaultive violence. The book is divided into four parts. In Part
I, the author explores the history of criminology as a discipline,
paying particular attention to the misgivings about the body,
gender, and crime. Messerschmidt shows that criminology
historically has maintained, in various ways, the mind-body,
sex-gender, and gender difference binaries. In Part II,
Messerschmidt presents a theoretical framework-structured action
theory-for overcoming these binaries. This perspective allows
conceptualization of: embodiment as a lived aspect of gender, both
gender differences and gender similarities in the commission of
crime, how embodied social action is embedded in specific
structural gender relations in particular settings, and how
embodied social actions may be related to violence and nonviolence.
The methodology for the study is also presented in Part II, which
seeks to understand, through life-history interviews, certain boys'
and girls' use of assaultive violence as a gendered practice. Part
III presents in depth life histories of four white working-class
boys and girls involved in assaultive violence. The two chief
questions addressed in these life stories are: Why is it that some
boys and some girls engage in assaultive violence and how are these
violent boys and girls similar and different? How are gender
relations in specific settings-such as the family, the school, and
the street-related to motivation for embodied violence and
nonviolence by the same boys and girls? Part IV puts structured
action theory to work by analyzing the three major sites (home,
school, and street) of the boys' and girls' life histories and how
these are related to assaultive violence and nonviolence.
James W. Messerschmidt's groundbreaking book Crime as Structured
Action demonstrates that to understand crime, we must understand
how crime operates through a complex series of gender, race,
sexual, and class practices. In the second edition of this powerful
book, Messerschmidt updates both structured action theory as well
as several of the original case studies, and he includes a new case
study that further brings structured action theory to life. The
book also features expanded discussions of whiteness and sexuality,
and their relationships to crime.
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