Preface and Acknowledgement
1 Straight Edge 101
2 Straight Edge Core Values
3 Straight Edge as a Social Movement
4 Positivity versus Military: Struggles within the Science
5 Masculinity in Contradiction: The Two Faces of Straight Edge
6 Girls United and Divided: women in Straight Edge
7 Life After Subculture: How Older Straight Edgers Redefine
Commitment
8 Commercialization, the Internet, and the Cultic Milieu
9 Conclusions
A Timeline of Straight Edge Bands
Notes
References
Index
Ross Haenfler is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Mississippi.
In this, the first major scholarly study of the straight edge phenomenon, Ross Haenfler puts forth a richly compelling and very personal narrative, expertly applying his sociological training as he moves effortlessly between insider and outsider perspectives. - Michael Kimmel, professor of sociology, SUNY at Stony Brook, and author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History
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