Been a Heavy Life : Stories of Violent Men
by
Lois Presser
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Critical Perspectives in Criminology
ISBN-10
0252075587
ISBN-13
9780252075582
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 22nd, 2008
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.70 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Gender studies: men and boysGender studies: menOffendersOffenders / Criminals
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A ground-breaking look at how violent men tell their life stories
In this groundbreaking work, Lois Presser investigates the life stories of men who have perpetrated violence. She applies insights from across the academy to in-depth interviews with men who shared their accounts of how they became the people we most fear--those who rape, murder, assault, and rob, often repeatedly. Been a Heavy Life provides the discipline of criminology with two crucial frameworks: one for critically evaluating the construction of offenders’ own stories, and one for grasping the cultural meta-narratives that legitimize violence. For social scientists generally, this book offers a vivid demonstration of just how dynamic and contingent self-narratives are.
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