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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462095503321

Autore

Messerschmidt James W

Titolo

Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence [[electronic resource] ] : The Struggle for Recognition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-280-65816-9

9786613635099

1-4422-1372-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

303.60835

Soggetti

Body image in adolescence

Heterosexuality

Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence

Youth and violence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Theory and Method; Chapter 3. Assaultive Violence: Lenny and Kelly; Chapter 4. Sexual Violence: Sam and Kristen; Chapter 5. Nonviolence: Jerry and Karen; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence explores why some boys and girls engage in assaultive or sexual violence while others do not. Acclaimed criminologist James W. Messerschmidt shares six compelling life histories of boys and girls to address the relationship among gender, heterosexuality, violence, and non-violence.