"On Shifting Ground examines how it is to become a man in a place and time defined by economic contraction and carceral expansion. Jamie J. Fader draws on in-depth interviews with a racially diverse sample of Philadelphia's millennial men to analyze the key tensions that organize their lives: isolation versus connectedness, stability versus ""drama,"" hope versus fear, and stigma and shame versus positive, masculine affirmation. In the unfamiliar cultural landscape of contemporary adult masculinity, these men strive to define themselves in terms of what they can accomplish despite negative labels, seeking to avoid ""becoming a statistic"" in the face of endemic risk."
By:
Jamie Fader Imprint: University of California Press Country of Publication: United States Volume: 11 Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 454g ISBN:9780520380769 ISBN 10: 0520380762 Series:Gender and Justice Pages: 222 Publication Date:12 December 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Jamie J. Fader is a sociologist and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University. She is the author of Falling Back: Incarceration and Transitions to Adulthood among Urban Youth.