Male suicide and masculinity in 19th-century Britain : stories of self-destruction : hb

Material type: 図書

Author: Lyndsay Galpin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Publication date: 2022

Material Format: Paper

Capacity, size, etc.: 25 cm

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Material Type: 図書
ISBN: 9781350264892
Title: Male suicide and masculinity in 19th-century Britain : stories of self-destruction
Volume: : hb
Author/Editor: Lyndsay Galpin
Author Heading: Galpin, Lyndsay
Publication, Distribution, etc.: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2022
Size: 25 cm
Place of Publication (Country Code): uk
Text Language Code: en
Subject Heading: Suicide -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Men -- Great Britain -- Psychology
Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
LCC: HV6548.G7
Target Audience: 一般
Note (General): Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-189) and index
Summary: "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 ou
Related Material: History of crime, deviance and punishment
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130282271082176000
Related Material (URI): https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC11805237#entity
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Periodical Title: History of crime, deviance and punishment
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130282271082176000
Data Provider (Database): 国立情報学研究所 : CiNii Research
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NCID: https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC11805237 : BC11805237
LC Control Number: 2021054349
https://lccn.loc.gov/2021054349