Messerschmidt, James W. : University of Southern Maine

James W. Messerschmidt is professor at the University of Southern Maine. He is also the author of Capitalism, Patriarchy and Crime (Rowman & Littlefield).

Challenging the common masculinist character of criminological research, James W. Messerschmidt develops an elaborate scrutiny of the gender roles that, along with class and race, influence the occurrence and types of crimes in our society.


"His critique of deficiencies in criminological and sex-role theories is excellent, and I commend it as an accessible introduction to the issues."

-- Kathleen Daly, American Journal of Sociology

"Masculinities and Crime is an important step in the continuing development of criminological theory . . . addressing the fact that crime is, if nothing else, primarily the province of men."

-- Susan L. Caufield, Western Michigan University

Foreword
Acknowledgements

1. Gender and Criminological Theory
2. Rethinking Feminist Theory
3. Structured Action and Gendered Crime
4. "Boys Will Be Boys" Differently
5. Varieties of "Real Men"
6. The State and Gender Politics

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