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<p><b><p>Masculinities and Violence</b>, the latest volume in the Research on Men and Masculinities series, takes a sobering look at men and violence. Editor Lee H. Bowker has carefully chosen essays that shed light on the causes and settings of masculine violence. The three essays in Part I lay out the ways in which men learn violence and repeat it. Part II focuses on the ways men victimize women and children. Part III turns to ways men victimize other men. Finally, Part IV looks at men and organizational violence. Understanding the masculinities-violence nexus is crucially important to finding ways to mitigate the masculine tendency to violence. This perceptive volume will be an important resource for all those interested in the field of gender roles, men's studies, and interpersonal violence. </p></i></b></strong></em></li></ul></p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>Eleven contributions discuss the ways in which men learn about violence and use it against women, children, and other men. Topics include the role of masculinity in the torture and murders perpetrated by the Brazilian government during the 1964-85 dirty war, gang rape, prison violence, lynchings conducted from 1865-1900, and Dow

Author

Lee Harrington Bowker; SAGE Publishing

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780761904526

Subjects

Psychology, Gender Studies, Sociology