Crime as structured action : gender, race, class, and crime in the making /

The author of this volume skillfully demonstrates that a vital component to understanding crime is to be able to view it as more than a single activity. James W. Messerschmidt argues that crime operates subtly through a complex series of gender, race and class practices and these interwoven elements...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Messerschmidt, James W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1997.
Temas:
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Criminals > Social conditions.
Crime > United States > Sociological aspects > Case studies.
Criminals > United States > Social conditions > Case studies.
Criminalité > Aspect sociologique.
Criminels > Conditions sociales.
Criminalité > Aspect sociologique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Criminels > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime > Sociological aspects
Criminals > Social conditions
Criminaliteit.
Criminologie.
United States
Electronic books.
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Structured-Action Theory. Social Action. Social Relations, Social Structures, and Structured Action. The Salience of Gender, Race, and Class. Gender, Sexuality, and Difference. Four Case Studies
  • 1. Lynchers. Slavery. Reformulating Black Masculinity. "Doing" White Supremacist Masculinity Through Lynching. Race, Sexuality, and the Chivalric Phallacy. Conclusion
  • 2. Hustler. Malcolm Little. Detroit Red. Malcolm X. Conclusion
  • 3. Bad Girls. Girls in the Gang. Street Culture and Gender Difference. Uniting for the "Hood" Conclusion
  • 4. Murderous Managers. Risky Technology. The Launch Decision. Managing to Kill. Resisting Launch. Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Summary Thoughts and Future Directions
  • Life-History Studies.

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