GENDER - DELINQUENT BOYS Flashcards
who says that gangs act as a location for ‘doing masculinity?’
Messerschmitt
messerschmitt said that….
gangs act as a location for ‘doing masculinity’ to feel accomplished and proved
who developed messerschmitt’s ideas?
harding
what did harding say about how masculinity is made?
depends on the social field that a male finds himself in
harding said those without access to…
paid employment , which is a traditional source of masculinity, will find other ways to achieve
who argued that the abandonment of certain communities?
campbell
campbell argued that…
the abandonment of certain communities means more extreme forms of masculinity are created by the state
what is an example of more extreme forms of masculinity?
violence and anti-social behaviour become ways to achieve instead of academic success and employment
how can masculinity as an excuse for crime be challenged?
ignores other masculinity that exists
how do Marxists criticise delinquent boy subcultures?
blames WC powerless males when the more powerful older men in society can be violence
who rejects biological explanations for deviance?
Connell
what does Connell say?
don’t blame hormones, must look at why men get into confrontations by looking at what is going on in their life e.g. no job or role models
