Dangerous Masculinity by Anna Curtis

Dangerous Masculinity by Anna Curtis

Considers how those within the prison system negotiate their expectations about real men and good fathers, how prisoners negotiate their relationships with those outside of prison, and in what ways this negotiation reflects their understanding of masculinity.

"Anna Curtis evocatively demonstrates how cultural tropes concerning blackness, criminality, and violence have cohered into the organizing concept of 'dangerous masculinity' within prisonsWith a discerning eye, Curtis takes us into the prison to show us the sad and misunderstood consequences this has for fathers and their children."
 

— Timothy Black, author of When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Str
"This compelling ethnography reveals the excruciating cost of mass incarceration on fathers and their families. Not only do institutional policies undermine relationships between imprisoned fathers and their kids, but gendered expectations of prison masculinity often derail men's efforts to be fathers in a meaningful sense. Curtis's book is an urgent reminder that dismantling mass incarceration is not enough--we must also heal the damage that has been done to children, families, and communities."— Jill McCorkel, author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment
"Recommended."— Choice

ANNA CURTIS is an assistant professor of sociology at The State University of New York at Cortland.

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ISBN 13	9780813598345
ISBN 10	0813598346
Title	Dangerous Masculinity
Author	Anna Curtis
Series	Critical Issues In Crime And Society Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Year published	2019-09-06
Number of pages	180
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