"Taking It Back, Making It Strong!": The Boundary Establishment And Maintenance Practices Of A Montréal Anti-Racist Skinhead Gang

Todd Ferguson

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Department of Sociology

McGill University

For the Completion of the Requirements for the Master of Arts Program

Final Draft &endash; September 25, 2002

 

Committee Members:

Dr. Lucia Benaquisto

Dr. Prue Rains

 

Research Supervisor:

Dr. Prue Rains

 

copyright 2002 Todd Ferguson. All rights reserved.

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Introduction

A Brief History Of The Skinhead Subculture

Research Methodology

Getting In; Participant Observation and Intensive Interviewing; Research Limitations

Becoming A Skinhead

Youth Subcultures and Subculturization; Punk As A Gateway Subculture

Homology And Bricolage

Skinhead Bricolage, Skinhead Homology

Becoming A SHARP: Skinhead Factions, Factional Boundaires and Inter-Factional Interactions

Redskins and Anarchist Skins; Independent Skinheads; Traditional Skinheads; Fencewalkers and Racist Skinheads; Symbolic Interaction and Skinhead Factions

"Policing" The Scene

Violence

Types Of Violence: Random, Opportunistic Non-Factional Violence; Random, Opportunistic Intra-Factional Violence; The Violent Ritual: Organized, Collective Intra-Factional Violence

Violence, Impression Management and Impression Disruption

Conclusion: From SHARP To RASH

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