Masculinities and Crime: A Quarter Century of Theory and Research - Paperback

by James W. Messerschmidt (Author)

James W. Messerschmidt's Masculinities and Crime quickly became a classic text for social scientists examining the relationship between masculinities and crime. The book is completely revised and unique in its focus on Messerschmidt's most important research and theorizing accomplished over the last twenty-five years.

Author Biography

James W. Messerschmidt is Distinguished University Professor of sociology and chair of the criminology department at the University of Southern Maine, where he also teaches in the women's and gender studies program. He is the author of a number of books, most recently Hegemonic Masculinity: Formulation, Reformulation, and Amplification.