TY  - SER
AU  - Lorigan, Tony
AU  - Snell, Dave
AU  - Robertson, Neville R.
TI  - Sex, drugs and smashing skulls : : violence, gender and hyper-masculinity in a gang community of practice
PY  - 2016///
PB  - Australian Psychological Society
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - ABUSIVE MEN
KW  - ATTITUDES
KW  - DRUG ABUSE
KW  - GANGS
KW  - MASCULINITY
KW  - VIOLENCE
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Australian Community Psychologist, 2016, 28(1): 9-23 (Open access)
N2  - 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. (Authors' abstract). Record 5291
UR  - https://groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/Lorigan-ACP-28-1-2016.pdf
ER  -