Been a Heavy Life
, by Presser, LoisNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780252075582 | 0252075587
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/22/2008
In this groundbreaking work, Lois Presser investigates the life stories of men who have perpetrated violence. She applies insights from across the academy to in-depth interviews with men who shared their accounts of how they became the people we most fear--those who rape, murder, assault, and rob, often repeatedly.Been a Heavy Lifeprovides the discipline of criminology with two crucial frameworks: one for critically evaluating the construction of offendersrs" own stories, and one for grasping the cultural meta-narratives that legitimize violence. For social scientists generally, this book offers a vivid demonstration of just how dynamic and contingent self-narratives are.