Out There/In Here: Masculinity, Violence and Prisoning
Moving between the spaces of the outside community and prison—"out there" and "in here"—this study explores the complicated connections between masculinity and violence in the lives of men incarcerated at a provincial prison. The discussion traces the men's lives and highlights their understanding of their own violence, while looking at the ways in which prison perpetuates the violence inherent in dominant masculinity. By revealing the voices of the jailed men, this analysis is able to...
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Moving between the spaces of the outside community and prison—"out there" and "in here"—this study explores the complicated connections between masculinity and violence in the lives of men incarcerated at a provincial prison. The discussion traces the men's lives and highlights their understanding of their own violence, while looking at the ways in which prison perpetuates the violence inherent in dominant masculinity. By revealing the voices of the jailed men, this analysis is able to show that prison is a gendered space that is not a solution to the public's concerns about crime and violence. Rather, it is a place in which masculine pressures encourage marginalized men to take part in aggression, dominance, and the exercise of brute power as legitimate social practices.
Acknowledgements 7Bringing Masculinity into View 9Social Anxiety and the Resort to Incarceration 10Men, Masculinity, and Crime 14The Work of James Messerschmidt 16Messerschmidt's Critics 19Sexed Bodies and Embodiment 22The Standpoint(s) of Men in Prison 25Out There/In Here 27Notes 28Out There: Boys' Lives 30Quentin 31Evan 32Brian 34Pathways to Crime: Class and Race Connections 36The Need for Caution 38Gendered Resources and Strategies 42The School Setting 42Being the "Tough Guy" 44The Sports Arena 46Phillip 47The Gang: Contemporary Warriors? 49George 50Matthew 51Thomas 52Conforming to Hegemonic Masculinity 54In Here: The Care/Custody Mangle 56Aboriginal Children and the "Child Welfare" System 57The Residential School System 58TheExpansion of "Child Welfare" 59The "Sixties Scoop" 60No Quiet Place 62Robert 64The "Best Interests of the Child"? 69The Struggle to "Be a Man" 70Notes 73Out There: Men's Lives 74Men at Work 76Being "In the Scene": Gangs, Drugs, and Violence 78Robert 79"Violence Solves Everything" 84The Bar Scene: Masculinity, Drinking, and Violence 85Bringing Women into View: The Bar Scene and Sexual Violence 87Rudy: Misogyny and "Bums" 88Men at Home 92Intimate Relationships 94Phillip 95John 96Domestic Violence Discourse 98Chris 99Racialized Violence 100The Language of Control 101Men as Victims of Zero Tolerance 102Don 106Negotiating Power and Control 107Notes 108In Here: The Prisoning of Men 110Crime Categories 112Systemic Violence 117The 1996 Riot 118Doing Jail Time 124Doing Masculinity in Prison 126Coping with Confinement 131Doing Pen Time 133Evan 135George 136Prisoning and Masculinity 137Notes 138Resisting and Creating Masculinities 140Men, Masculinity, and Violence 141Deepening Inequalities 144So Where Does This Leave Us? 145Afterword: The Research Process 149The Men's Motivations for Participating 150Issues of "Truth" and Authenticity 152The Issue of "Difference" 154Notes 156References 158
