Jennifer Carlson: Citizen-Protectors

Cover: 9780190902148 | Citizen-Protectors | Jennifer Carlson | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2018

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From gang- and drug-related shootings to mass shootings in schools, shopping centers, and movie theatres, reports of gun crimes fill the headlines of newspapers and nightly news programs. At the same time, a different kind of headline has captured public attention: a steady surge in pro-gun sentiment among Americans. In Citizen-Protectors, Jennifer Carlson offers a compelling portrait of gun carriers, shedding light on Americans' complex relationship with guns. Delving headlong into the world of guns, Carlson participated in firearms training classes, attending pro-gun events, and carried a firearm herself. Through these experiences, she explores the role guns play in the lives of Americans who carry them and shows how, against a backdrop of economic insecurity and social instability, gun carrying becomes a means of being a good citizen. A much-needed counterpoint to the rhetorical battles over gun control, Citizen-Protectors is a captivating and revealing look at gun culture in America, and a must-read for anyone with a stake in this heated debate.

Über den Autor

Jennifer Carlson is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She is an authority on the issue of guns, and has written widely on the topic, including in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Christian Science Monitor.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: American Dreams, American Nightmares

Chapter 2: Criminal Insecurities

Chapter 3: NRA Training and the Everyday Politics of Gun Carry

Chapter 4: The Right to Self-Defense, the Duty to Protect

Chapter 5: Policing Guns, Profiling People

Chapter 6: Jumping the Gun

Conclusion: We Hope for Better Things; It Shall Rise from the Ashes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780190902148
ISBN-10:	0190902140
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Carlson, Jennifer
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Jennifer Carlson
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.09.2018
Gewicht:	0,419 kg