Masculinities and Crime

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.

• Foreword to the Anniversary Edition Acknowledgments Introduction to the Anniversary Edition Section I: Theory1 Structured Action Theory Section II: Crime in History2 Racist Lynchers 3 Reformed Hustler Section III: Youth Violence and Nonviolence4 Assaultive Violence: Lenny and Perry 5 Sexual Violence: Sam and Zack 6 Nonviolent Boys: Jerry and Dennis 7 Assaultive Girls: Tina and Kelly Corporate and Political Crime 8 Murderous Managers 9 Perilous Presidents Conclusion Notes References About the author

It is impossible to gain a rich social scientific understanding of the relationship between masculinities and crime without reading this book. Like the first edition, this one is ground-breaking and is destined to become one of the most important contributions to the field.