Youth Gangs, Violence and Social Respect: Exploring the Nature of Provocations and Punch-Ups

by Rob White

Book Overview

This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social respect. It focuses specifically on group violence and the ways in which the 'gang' provides a forum for the expression of this violence. White argues that what happens on the street demands a holistic analysis which takes into account the interrelationships between class circumstance, masculinity,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137333847
• ISBN13: 9781137333841
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"