On Shifting Ground: Constructing Manhood on the Margins Volume 11

On Shifting Ground examines how it is to become a man in a place and time defined by economic contraction and carceral expansion. Jamie J. Fader draws on in-depth interviews with a racially diverse sample of Philadelphia's millennial men to analyze the key tensions that organize their lives: isolation versus connectedness, stability versus "drama," hope versus fear, and stigma and shame versus positive, masculine affirmation. In the unfamiliar cultural landscape of contemporary adult masculinity, these men strive to define themselves in terms of what they can accomplish despite negative labels, as well as seeking to avoid "becoming a statistic" in the face of endemic risk.

Author: Jamie Fader
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 12/12/2023
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780520380776
ISBN10: 0520380770
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
- Law | Gender & the Law
- Law | Criminal Law | General