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Beaten into Violence Anger Masculinities Alcohol Narcotics

ISBN-10: 1434331180

ISBN-13: 9781434331182

Edition: 2007

Authors: Dean Whittington

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Description:

This book explores the emotional worlds of white working class men and why they self medicate using heroin, alcohol, crack and amphetamines. It drawn on the therapeutic work that the author undertook in Deptford South East London over a fifteen year period and highlights how familial, institutional, cultural and historical violence has shaped white working class masculinities in terms of love and violence.The book transcends current research paradigms drawing on relational theory to move beyond the 'front' presented in current social research to look at what emotions have been masked and kept secret. The book then highlights the failure of current stratgies to engage with the defined…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English