Prison Masculinities: International Perspectives and Interpretations

Prison masculinities is a edited book that explores prison masculinities from a wide range of international researchers, highlighting how masculinities may divert from the hypermasculine or macho typology typically found in the prison masculinities literature. It includes a diverse selection of writing on masculinities in and of prison, masculinities experienced by those living within, working, and experiencing prison, and historical and critical accounts of masculinities from around the world. The contributors acknowledge that discourses around prison masculinities now include sexuality, gender identity, and diverse understandings around masculinities as strategic, hegemonic, and ever-changing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited book explores prison masculinities, drawing from a wide range of international researchers to highlight how masculinities may divert from the "hypermasculine" or macho typology typically found in the prison masculinities literature.

The book includes a diverse selection of writing on masculinities "in" and "of" prison; masculinities experienced by those living within, working, and experiencing prison as well as historical and critical accounts of masculinities from around the world. The contributors highlight how masculinities are experienced in a multitude of ways as is evidenced in both qualitative and quantitative research with men before, during, and after imprisonment; with correctional officers and staff; in the analysis of public records, in the critical examination of Sykes’ seminal work; and in historical and contemporary Australian society. Evidenced in writing drawn from Australia, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, Hong Kong, the United States, Scotland, and the Netherlands, the contributors acknowledge that rather than being fixed, discourses around prison masculinities now include sexuality, gender identity, and diverse understandings around masculinities as strategic, hegemonic, and ever changing.

Prison Masculinities is important reading for students and scholars across disciplines, including criminology, sociology, gender studies, law, international relations, history, health, psychology, and education.

Chapter 4 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com . It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367549992