{"product_id":"gender-heterosexuality-and-youth-violence-the-struggle-for-recognition-9781442213715","title":"Gender  Heterosexuality  and Youth Violence: The Struggle for Recognition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Gender  Heterosexuality  and Youth Violence  James W. Messerschmidt unravels some of the mysteries of teenage violence. Written by one of the most respected scholars on the subject of gendered crime  this book provides a fascinating account of the connections among adolescent masculinities and femininities  bullying in schools  the body  heterosexuality  and violence and nonviolence.  After an introduction that lays out key concepts  including a revised structured action theory  Messerschmidt shares six compelling life-histories of white working-class boys and girls who have all been victims of severe forms of bullying at school. The book is unique in its comparative approach between violent and nonviolent youth  between boys and girls as offenders and non-offenders  between assaultive and sexual violence  and among a variety of masculinities and femininities. It also addresses how heterosexuality is related to sex  gender  and certain forms of violence or non-violence.  The penetrating life histories are partially drawn from Messerschmids previous books Nine Lives and Flesh and Blood  as well as several completely new life-history interviews. The books cutting-edge conceptualization of these life histories provides novel insight into the vexing question of youth violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648222584885,"sku":"ByrdShop_144221371X","price":34.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781442213715.jpg?v=1781713311","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/gender-heterosexuality-and-youth-violence-the-struggle-for-recognition-9781442213715","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}