On Shifting Ground : Constructing Manhood on the Margins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fader, Jamie.

Series:

Gender and Justice Series

Gender and Justice Series ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Identity--21st century.

Men.

Men--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions--21st century.

Generation Y--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions--21st century.

Generation Y.

Men--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Interviews--21st century.

Generation Y--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Interviews--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2023.

Summary:

On Shifting Ground examines how it is to become a man in a place and time defined by economic contraction and carceral expansion. Jamie J. Fader draws on in-depth interviews with a racially diverse sample of Philadelphia's millennial men to analyze the key tensions that organize their lives: isolation versus connectedness, stability versus "drama," hope versus fear, and stigma and shame versus positive, masculine affirmation. In the unfamiliar cultural landscape of contemporary adult masculinity, these men strive to define themselves in terms of what they can accomplish despite negative labels, as well as seeking to avoid "becoming a statistic" in the face of endemic risk.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Philadelphia as a site of shifting ground

Leaving crime behind in the process of maturation

Isolation as a way of avoiding trouble and managing risk

Stigma, generativity, and redemption

Durable social ties, linked lives and adult masculinities

Meanings of manhood and adulthood

Conclusion : new frames for creating solidarity and justice

Table 1 : Frankford, Philadelphia: crime and demographic comparisons

Table 2 : Frankford Men's Study sample characteristics.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Fader, Jamie On Shifting Ground

ISBN:

9780520380783

OCLC:

1405367473