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1|Acknowledgements|6
1|Contents|7
1|List of Figures|9
1|List of Tables|10
1|1: Introduction: New Perspectives on Prison Masculinities|11
2|Origins of This Collection|13
2|What Can the Study of Masculinity Contribute to Penology?|13
2|Which Theories of Masculinity Can Illuminate Contemporary Studies of Prison Masculinities?|16
2|An Overview of the Chapters|18
2|References|24
1|2: Work, Intimacy and Prisoner Masculinities|27
2|Introduction|27
2|Prisoner (Hyper)Masculinities: Compensation and Importation|28
2|Contemporary Masculinities|31
2|Work and Prison Masculinities|32
3|Tradesmen and Entrepreneurs in Prison Settings|40
2|Masculinity, Intimacy and Friendship|44
2|Conclusion|48
2|References|49
1|3: Being Inside: Masculine Imaginaries, Prison Interiors|52
2|Introduction|52
2|Looking Inside Prison|53
2|Borstal Boys and Beyond|54
2|Imaginary Masculinities: Mobile and Medieval|58
2|Armoured Bodies, Penal Masculinities in HMYOI Rochester|60
2|Being Inside: Losing Without Choosing|62
2|Out of This World|65
2|Existential Staging of the Prison World|67
3|Abandoning Prisons and Protecting Ourselves|68
2|References|70
1|4: “They’re All Up in the Gym and All That, Tops Off, Fake Tan.” Embodied Masculinities, Bodywork and Resistance Within Two British Prisons|74
2|Introduction|74
2|Embodied Masculinities|75
2|Embodied Prison Masculinities|77
2|Size, Muscularity and the ‘Hard’ Prison Body|78
3|Methods|79
2|Findings|81
3|Hegemonic Images of the Prisoner Body|82
4|Muscularity, Shape and Size|82
2|‘Bodywork’ Within Prison|85
3|Steroids and Supplements|85
3|Looking Good in Prison|86
3|The Social Context of Bodywork|89
4|Hitting Rock Bottom: Rejecting Efforts to Look Good|91
2|Discussion|92
2|Conclusion|94
2|References|95
1|5: “Don’t Mess with Me!” Enacting Masculinities Under a Compulsory Prison Regime|99
2|Introduction|99
2|Masculinities—Playing by the Rules|100
2|Prison Masculinities|102
2|(Un)Healthy Prison Masculinities|105
2|Prison Regime|107
3|Good Order and Discipline|107
3|Divide and Rule|109
3|The Line Between Con and Screw|112
2|Prisoner Social Relations|114
3|Prison Talk: Putting Up a Front|115
3|Projecting Toughness and Machismo|117
3|The Gendered Pecking Order|119
4|Crying Behind Your Cell Door|122
2|Conclusions|123
2|References|126
1|6: Saying the Unsayable: Foregrounding Men in the Prison System|130
2|The ‘Feminist’ Agenda|133
3|Research on Men in Prison|136
2|The Loss of Individuality in Prisons|137
2|The ‘Normality’ of the Male Prison|139
2|The Size (and Cost) of the Problem|140
3|Why Does It Matter? Why Should Feminists Care?|141
4|Disproportionate Attention Given to Men in Prison|142
4|Perceptions of Women in Prison|142
4|Recidivism|143
4|Men Have ‘Complex Needs’ Too|144
2|Concluding Discussion|145
2|References|147
1|7: Hear Our Voices: We’re More than the Hyper-Masculine Label—Reasonings of Black Men Participating in a Faith-­Based Prison Programme|152
2|Introduction|152
2|Research with Black Men in Prisons|153
2|The Damascus Road Second Chance Programme (DRSCP)|154
2|Participants|155
2|Data Collection|155
2|Data Analysis|156
2|Ethics|156
2|Performing Masculinity: On the Wing|157
2|Performing Masculinity Outside Prison|162
2|‘Real Knows Real’: Making Space for Black Men to Be Men in Prison|164
2|Healing Reasoning|169
2|Final Reflections: ‘We Are More than the Stereotype’: Hyper-Masculinity Masks Black Masculinities|171
2|References|174
1|8: A Framework Model of Black Masculinities and Desistance|176
2|Introduction|176
2|The Importance of Racialised Identities|177
2|Black Masculinities|179
2|A Framework Model of Black Masculinities and Desistance|179
3|The Study|180
3|The Framework|182
3|Socialisation|184
3|On Road|185
3|Liminality|185
3|Racialised/Spiritual Conversion|187
3|Reincorporation|188
3|Desistance|188
2|Ibrahim’s Story: A Case Study to Illustrate the Framework|189
3|Ibrahim’s Background|190
3|Socialisation|190
3|On Road|191
3|Liminality|193
2|Conversion|193
2|Reincorporation|194
3|Desistance Trajectory|195
2|Discussion|196
3|The Structural Context|197
3|Social Networks|197
2|Conclusion|198
2|References|199
1|9: Sporting Masculinities in Prison|203
2|Weightlifting and Masculinity in Prison|204
2|Sporting Masculinities and Empowerment in Prisons|207
3|The Body as Social Capital|207
3|Masculinity and Negotiating Risk in Prison|208
3|Prison Gyms and Empowerment2|209
2|Challenging Hegemonic Masculinities in Prisons Through Sport|210
3|Hardness–Softness Dichotomy|211
3|Prison Management and Masculinities|212
3|Gym Orderlies|215
3|Non-Competitive Sporting Activities|216
3|Sporting Academies for Young Offenders|218
2|Masculinity and Participation in Sport|220
3|Masculine Ideals and Inequality of Participation|220
3|Contesting Masculinities and Increasing Engagement|223
2|References|225
1|10: Inhabiting the Australian Prison: Masculinities, Violence and  Identity Work|228
2|Imprisonment in Australia|229
2|Inhabiting the Prison|230
2|Performing Masculinity: “Real” Men|231
2|Identity Work|233
3|“Crims” and “Screws”|234
3|Masculinities Divided|236
2|Violence, Difference and the Politics of Identity|239
2|Violence Talk as Identity Work|241
2|Conclusion|244
2|References|245
1|11: Exploring Masculinity Construction, Subject Positioning and the Relationship with Dad|251
2|Defining Hegemonic Masculinity|253
2|First Study: A Prison Within a Prison—Masculinity Narrative of Male Prisoners|255
2|The Bridge to Manhood: How the Masculine Self Is Affected by the Father–Son Relationship|260
2|The Importance of Employing Mixed Methodology Research When Analysing the Construction of Gender Identity|262
2|The Masculinity Subject Position Spectrum Drawn from Evans’ Doctoral Research Work Conducted in 2010|263
2|High Gap|272
2|Intermediate Gap|273
2|Low Gap|274
2|What Do the Relative Positions Tell Us About the Effect of Father Relationship|274
2|Masculinity Policing and the ‘Boy Code’|276
2|References|278
1|12: Inside the Prison Parenting Classroom: Caring, Sharing and the Softer Side of Masculinity|281
2|Introduction|281
2|Background Literature|282
3|Young Masculinities|282
3|[Young] Prison Masculinities|283
3|Fathers in Prison|285
2|The Research Context|285
3|The Prison|285
3|The Parenting Programme|286
3|Incarcerated Fathers|287
2|The Study|288
3|Background and Data Collection|288
3|Analysis|291
3|The Participants|292
3|The Facilitators|292
2|Findings|293
3|Being in the Jail|293
3|The Parenting Classroom|295
4|Creating a Softer Sharing and Caring Ethos|296
4|Hyper-Masculine Presentations of Self|297
4|Softer Sharing and Caring Presentations of Self|300
3|The Visit Room|305
2|Discussion|305
2|References|307
1|13: Paternity and the Paradigms of Possibility: Comparing Two Fatherhood Programs in American Prisons|311
2|Perspectives on American Fatherhood|312
2|Neoliberal Governance and Individual Responsibility|315
2|Methods|316
2|Setting|317
2|Findings|320
3|SY: Being a Man of Honor|320
3|NCI: Communicating with Co-parents and Children|324
2|Paradigms of Possibility|330
2|Concluding Comments|331
2|References|332
1|Index|335