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Trauma in the lives of violent men

Bibliographic Data

ID3950941
AuthorsAnthony Ellis (0000-0003-0302-1387, University of Salford, corresponding author), Simon Winlow (0000-0002-0746-9034, Teesside University), Steve Hall (0000-0003-1128-2384, Teesside University)
Year2017
Volume65
Issue4
Pages699-713
Publication date2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0038026117695486
OpenAlexW2589276404
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited15

This article presents original qualitative data gathered during prolonged ethnographic fieldwork with violent men in deindustrialised communities in the north of England. The data are used as an empirical platform for a theoretical exploration of the symbolism and subjectivising influences of traumatic life experiences in these men's biographies. The article concludes by making the tentative suggestion that there is a complex and mediated causal link between traumatic experience and a deep subjective commitment to aggression and violence in adulthood

Aggression · Criminology · Ethnography · Medical emergency · Poison control · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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Citations per year3,29
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 23
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