Men, Masculinities and Violence: An Ethnographic Study

The BSC Critical Criminology Network’s Book of the Year 2016

Why do some men use physical violence against others? How do some men come to value physical violence as a resource? Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research conducted with men involved in serious violence and crime over a period of two years in the North of England, Anthony Ellis addresses these questions and the complex relationship between these men and their use of physical violence against others.

Using detailed life-history i...