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Who are delinquent boys?

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They are involved in criminal and deviant behaviour which is an extension of desirable masculine traits (e.g. toughness, physical power) and thus a neutral progression for young males to be attracted to any delinquent, criminal and risk-taking behaviour.

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CONNELL ‘MASCULINITY’

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Masculinity as a form of hegemonic masculinity ignores the many other forms of masculinity that exists.

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CONNELL ‘MALE VIOLENCE AND ALCOHOL’

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Circumstances surrounding drinking alcohol needs to be examined rather than the drink itself.

Rejects psychological and biological explanations (hormones and ‘cave man’ instincts) as ‘bedtime stories’ and considers the images of violence in the media as a possible explanation.

Argues more research into the issues faces by these men rather than focusing on the issues surrounding the alcohol the men take is more important.

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CAMPBELL ‘ABANDONMENT OF COMMUNITIES’

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The abandonment of communities means the state unleashes the most extreme forms of masculinity.

Deviance becomes the key means for young men to express masculinity.

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HARDING ‘MASCULINITY BEING MADE’

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Masculinity is made or accomplished depending on the social field a young male finds himself in.

Those without access to a traditional source will find other ways to achieve their masculinity.

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MESSERSCHMIDT ‘DOING MASCULINITY’

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The gang acts as a location for doing masculinity which had to be accomplished and proved.

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BOURDIEU ‘SYMBOLIC VIOLENCE’

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There’s a focus on the blame on the powerless working-class males when we ignore the ‘symbolic violence’ perpetrated by the more powerful, older males in society through their ideological dominance.