@article{ref1,
title="Sex, drugs and smashing skulls: violence, gender, and hyper-masculinity in a gang community of practice",
journal="Australian community psychologist",
year="2016",
author="Lorigan, Tony and Snell, Dave and Robertson, Neville",
volume="28",
number="1",
pages="9-23",
abstract="We examine how masculinity, specifically hyper-masculinity, is constructed from the perspective of a boy growing up within a white power motorcycle gang environment. One photo and three narratives are employed as the empirical material for analysis. The autoethnographic narratives are written in chronological order from ages 10-13 focusing on the first author's first time experiences with violence, drugs, and sex respectively. The gang is conceptualised as a community of practice. A thematic analysis identified three key themes: the importance of hyper-masculine rites of passage in this gang community of practice; violence and intimidation as a means to an end; and the objectification of women and their positioning as inferior to men and the use of sexual coercion. Taken together, these themes illustrate how a hyper-masculine identity is developed within this context. This study contributes to research and knowledge on hyper-masculinity in the specific context of motorcycle gangs in Aotearoa New Zealand.   ©2017 The Australian Psychological Society Limited<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1835-7393",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}