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ASSAULT ON MEN Masculinity and Male Victimization
Elizabeth A Stanko,Kathy Hobdell +1 more
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Theoretical issues about male recipients of violence, about ways to offer support to men who experience violence through an understanding about the context of masculinities in men's lives, and about gender and theorizing in the field of criminology are raised.Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of an exploratory study of how men experience criminally defined physical violence. It places men's responses explicitly within a framework that takes masculinity seriously. This paper concludes by raising theoretical issues about male recipients of violence, about ways to offer support to men who experience violence through an understanding about the context of masculinities in men's lives, and about gender and theorizing in the field of criminology.read more
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The Dark Side of Men The Nature of Masculinity and Its Uneasy Relationship With Male Rape
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical and conceptual analysis of male rape in England and Wales, United Kingdom is presented, and different studies together from disparate disciplines reveal that male rape is a serious issue.
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Transmobilities: mobility, harassment, and violence experienced by transgender and gender nonconforming public transit riders in Portland, Oregon
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how transgender and gender nonconforming individuals ex-conform themselves in public space and urban mobilities by exploring how they interact with public spaces and mobilities.
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Exploring the Impact of Financial Crime: A Study Looking into the Effects of the Maxwell Scandal upon the Maxwell Pensioners:
TL;DR: In this article, the human impact of white-collar crime, such as pension fraud, was examined with interviews with individuals whose pension money was stolen by Robert Maxwell, and the effect of this on their lives was examined.
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Hegemonic Masculinity and Male Feminisation: The sexual harassment of men at work
TL;DR: Men's experiences of workplace sexual harassment are underpinned by a restrictive discourse of 'acceptable' masculinity which constructs certain individuals as less than the ideal of masculinity when they do not behave in particular ways as discussed by the authors.
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Negotiating a Victim Identity: Young Men as Victims of Violence
Veronika Burcar,Malin Åkerström +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an interview study of how 10 young male crime victims talk about violent events and actors involved focuses on how the young men present their identities as 'young men'...
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Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach
Lawrence E. Cohen,Marcus Felson +1 more
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