Adolescent masculinities and juvenile justice in France

Vuattoux, Arthur

doi:10.1080/18902138.2017.1421814

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“…Connell and Messerschmidt ( 2005 ), in an article evaluating the framework, drew particular attention to analyses showing how certain crimes are related to the pursuit of masculine hegemony. Studies tend to agree on certain attributes that would define (broadly) hegemonic masculinity among young men who commit crime: competition, heteronormativity, physical strength, sexism and toughness (Abrams et al 2008 ; Carlsson 2013 ; Vuattoux 2018 ). The literature on “hypermasculinity,” in particular, shows how “the symbolic meanings of hegemonic masculinity are amplified” for marginalized youths (Bengtsson 2016 : 414), resulting in situations more conducive to violent, sexual or sexist performances (Abrams et al 2008 ).…”

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“I’ll Choose My Own Way”: Delinquent Girls and Boys in Search of Gender Hegemony

Weil

2022

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This article analyzes juvenile delinquency through the concept of “gender projects.” It argues that delinquency makes the embodiment of specific masculinities and femininities possible, and thereby contributes to “gender achievement” (or “gender accomplishment”). Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with Swiss juvenile offenders and using Raewyn Connell’s (1987, 1995) notion of “hegemonic masculinity,” this article examines “gender projects” that boys and girls pursue through a variety of offenses and trajectories in the criminal justice system. By inscribing the youth’s delinquent trajectories in social space and by paying attention to the intersection of power relations they face, this article discusses how delinquency can be a tactic to sustain, produce or overcome gender hegemony.

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