| Series |
History of crime, deviance and punishment
History of crime, deviance and punishment series. ^A1257337
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Love and Jealousy -- 2. Unemployment and Poverty -- 3. Fraud and Speculation -- 4. Military Suicides -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"This book shows how interpretations of suicidal motives were guided by gendered expectations of behaviour, and that these expectations were constructed to create meaning and understanding for family, friends and witnesses. Providing an insight into how people of this era understood suicidal behaviour and motives, it challenges the assertion that suicide was seen as a distinctly feminine act, and that men who took their own lives were feminized as a result. Instead, it shows that masculinity was understood in a more nuanced way than gender binaries allow, and that a man's masculinity was measured against other men. Focusing on four common narrative types; the love-suicide, the unemployed suicide, the suicide of the fraudster or speculator, and the suicide of the dishonoured solider, it provides historical context to modern discussions about the crisis of masculinity and rising male suicide rates. It reveals that narratives around male suicides are not so different today as they were then, and that our modern model of masculinity can be traced back to the 19th century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Galpin, Lyndsay. Male suicide and masculinity in 19th-century Britain 1 Edition. New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 9781350264892 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021054350 |
| ISBN | 9781350275935 electronic book |
| ISBN | 135027593X electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781350264915 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1350264911 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1350264903 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781350264908 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | paperback |
