Citation

Collison M. Br. J. Criminol. 1996; 36(3): 428-444.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Publisher Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Contemporary social theory draws our attention again to the role of consumption in the construction of the self. The project of constructing self-identity through consumption increasingly relies on global rather than parochial images and traditions, and often proceeds via mimicry. In this paper the biographical narratives of a group of young male offenders are used to explore some of the problems and possibilities of growing up male on the margins of civil society. It is suggested that drug use, drug dealing, and 'normal' crime serve as important cultural and emotive resources for scripting a particular, and powerful, masculine identity on the street. Thus, some conventional themes in delinquency theory are recast in the terms of modern social theory and cultural studies. (Abstract Adapted from Source: British Journal of Criminology, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press)

Juvenile Male
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Crime
Male Offender
Male Crime
Crime Causes
Juvenile Substance Use
Male Substance Use
Substance Use Causes
Drug Use Causes
Masculinity
Gender Role Ideology
Drug Trafficking
Sociocultural Factors
Juvenile Delinquency
Delinquency Causes
Self-Concept
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