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Straight Edge

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Straight edge is a clean-living youth movement that emerged from the punk rock subculture in the early 1980s. Its basic tenets promote a drug-free, tobacco-free, and sexually responsible lifestyle—tenets that, on the surface, seem counter to those typical of teenage rebellion. For many straight-edge kids, however, being clean and sober was (and still is) the ultimate expression of resistance—resistance to the consumerist and self-indulgent ethos that defines mainstream U.S. culture.

In this first in-depth sociological analysis of the movement, Ross Haenfler follows the lives of dozens of straight-edge youths, showing how for these young men and women, and thousands of others ... Read more

The narrative moves seamlessly between the author’s personal experiences and theoretical concerns, including how members of subcultures define “resistance,” the role of collective identity in social movements, how young men experience multiple masculinities in their quest to redefine manhood, and how young women establish their roles in subcultures. This book provides fresh perspectives on the meaning of resistance and identity in any subculture.

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Product Details

Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813538525
SKU
V9780813538525
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99-1

About Ross Haenfler
Ross Haenfler is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Mississippi.

Reviews for Straight Edge
In this, the first major scholarly study of the straight edge phenomenon, Ross Haenfler puts forth a richly compelling and very personal narrative, expertly applying his sociological training as he moves effortlessly between insider and outsider perspectives. - Michael Kimmel, professor of sociology, SUNY at Stony Brook, and author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History

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