Hidden Truth: Young Men Navigating Lives in and Out of Juvenile Prison
Adam Reich
(Author)
Description
Hidden Truth takes the reader inside a Rhode Island juvenile prison to explore broader questions of how poor, disenfranchised young men come to terms with masculinity and identity. Adam D. Reich, who worked with inmates to produce a newspaper, writes vividly and memorably about the young men he came to know, and in the process extends theories of masculinity, crime, and social reproduction into a provocative new paradigm. Reich suggests that young men's participation in crime constitutes a game through which they achieve "outsider masculinity." Once in prison these same youths are forced to reconcile their criminal practices with a new game and new "insider masculinity" enforced by guards and administrators.Product Details
Price
$41.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
July 15, 2010
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.0 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520262676
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About the Author
Adam D. Reich is a doctoral student at the University of California, Berkeley.