Guys, Gangs, and Girlfriend Abuse /
Totten, Mark
Guys, Gangs, and Girlfriend Abuse / Mark Totten. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Winner: The 2001 Frederick Milton Thrasher Award (awarded by the National Gang Crime Research Center)Youth violence and youth gangs are serious social problems. This groundbreaking study explores how marginal male youth make sense of their physical, sexual, and emotional violence towards those they claim to love-their girlfriends-and how the abuse of girls, gays, and racial minorities is related to the development of familial and gender ideologies in the home and on the street. The construction of masculinity is revealed as an ongoing process, negotiated and developed with the resources at hand. The degree, level, and objects of individual and gang violence are linked to differences in adherence to the patterns of male behaviour and authority the child witnesses in the family and in the gang. The language these male youth use in the in-depth interviews reflects their actions and feelings: it is disturbing, yet powerful. As well as addressing the lack of qualitative information on the subject, this book offers a practical plan for addressing youth violence. It is a valuable resource for students, parents, and professionals.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442600836 9781442602656
10.3138/9781442602656 doi
Dating violence.
Gang members--Psychology.
Male juvenile delinquents--Psychology.
Men--Socialization.
Violence in adolescence.
Coursebook.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
HV9069
364.36
Guys, Gangs, and Girlfriend Abuse / Mark Totten. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Winner: The 2001 Frederick Milton Thrasher Award (awarded by the National Gang Crime Research Center)Youth violence and youth gangs are serious social problems. This groundbreaking study explores how marginal male youth make sense of their physical, sexual, and emotional violence towards those they claim to love-their girlfriends-and how the abuse of girls, gays, and racial minorities is related to the development of familial and gender ideologies in the home and on the street. The construction of masculinity is revealed as an ongoing process, negotiated and developed with the resources at hand. The degree, level, and objects of individual and gang violence are linked to differences in adherence to the patterns of male behaviour and authority the child witnesses in the family and in the gang. The language these male youth use in the in-depth interviews reflects their actions and feelings: it is disturbing, yet powerful. As well as addressing the lack of qualitative information on the subject, this book offers a practical plan for addressing youth violence. It is a valuable resource for students, parents, and professionals.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442600836 9781442602656
10.3138/9781442602656 doi
Dating violence.
Gang members--Psychology.
Male juvenile delinquents--Psychology.
Men--Socialization.
Violence in adolescence.
Coursebook.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
HV9069
364.36