Full Description
Boys and young men have been previously overlooked in domestic violence and abuse policy and practice, particularly in the case of boys who are criminalized and labelled as gang-involved by the time they reach their teens.
Jade Levell offers radical and important insights into how boys in this context navigate their journey to manhood with the constant presence of violence in their lives, in addition to poverty and racial marginalization. Of equal interest to academics and front-line practitioners, the book highlights the narratives of these young men and makes practice recommendations for supporting these 'hidden victims'.
Contents
Part 1: Foundations
1. Masculinity, Marginalization, and Patriarchal Violence
2. Invisible Victims of Domestic Abuse, Hypervisible in Gangs
3. Music as Method
Part 2: Life-History Research
4. Childhood Domestic Violence and Abuse
5. Learning How to Be a Man On-Road
6. 'a man'/'The Man'
7. Love and Fear
8. The Road Ahead
Part 3: Joining the Dots
9. Policy Links: Why is 'Domestic Abuse' Not 'Serious Violence'? A False Dichotomy
10. Understanding the Pathways from Domestic Abuse to Gang Involvement
11. Masculinity, Vulnerability, and Violence
