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Author: Angela Stroud Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469627906 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 199
Book Description
Although the rate of gun ownership in U.S. households has declined from an estimated 50 percent in 1970 to approximately 32 percent today, Americans' propensity for carrying concealed firearms has risen sharply in recent years. Today, more than 11 million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, we know little about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a publicly armed citizenry means for society. Angela Stroud draws on in-depth interviews with permit holders and on field observations at licensing courses to understand how social and cultural factors shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Stroud's subjects usually first insist that a gun is simply a tool for protection, but she shows how much more the license represents: possessing a concealed firearm is a practice shaped by race, class, gender, and cultural definitions that separate "good guys" from those who represent threats. Stroud's work goes beyond the existing literature on guns in American culture, most of which concentrates on the effects of the gun lobby on public policy and perception. Focusing on how respondents view the world around them, this book demonstrates that the value gun owners place on their firearms is an expression of their sense of self and how they see their social environment.
Author: Angela Stroud Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469627906 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 199
Book Description
Although the rate of gun ownership in U.S. households has declined from an estimated 50 percent in 1970 to approximately 32 percent today, Americans' propensity for carrying concealed firearms has risen sharply in recent years. Today, more than 11 million Americans hold concealed handgun licenses, an increase from 4.5 million in 2007. Yet, despite increasing numbers of firearms and expanding opportunities for gun owners to carry concealed firearms in public places, we know little about the reasons for obtaining a concealed carry permit or what a publicly armed citizenry means for society. Angela Stroud draws on in-depth interviews with permit holders and on field observations at licensing courses to understand how social and cultural factors shape the practice of obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Stroud's subjects usually first insist that a gun is simply a tool for protection, but she shows how much more the license represents: possessing a concealed firearm is a practice shaped by race, class, gender, and cultural definitions that separate "good guys" from those who represent threats. Stroud's work goes beyond the existing literature on guns in American culture, most of which concentrates on the effects of the gun lobby on public policy and perception. Focusing on how respondents view the world around them, this book demonstrates that the value gun owners place on their firearms is an expression of their sense of self and how they see their social environment.
Author: Andrea B. Rugh Publisher: Syracuse University Press ISBN: 9780815623687 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 218
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This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use the symbols like a language to reveal or conceal significant aspects of their personal identities. Reveal and Conceal contains thirty-three line drawings, clearly depicting the various modes and differences in dress. Forty-eight photographs are included in the book, most of which were taken by the author during her extensive interviews with the women and men of the Egyptian villages and cities she researched.
Author: Vivian Elizabeth Stett Muir Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 164584823X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
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Carolyn Bryant tells her story. She begins with her attempt to commit suicide and her depression in 1977. After twelve years, she told her family that if she did not get help, she would succeed next time because no one would catch her. Carolyn took on therapy just like she took on everything else. She gave it her all. She became a voracious reader, consuming every book Sandy, her therapist, recommended. She wrote a letter to her parents relating her fifty-four years of pain and anger. Following the writing of the letter, she was plagued with partial memories that did not make sense. She met Bob, a hypnotherapist, who was to become the next leg of the three-legged stool that would change her life forever. A few weeks after meeting Bob, she called him and said she would like to make an appointment. He said, "I was waiting for your call." She made an appointment and began retrieving lost memories. She was beginning to find herself. She decided to change her name to Vivian. A few years later, the third leg of the three-legged stool appeared. So much happened by chance. Or was it by chance? The author Richard Bach says that nothing is by chance. Vivian won a free massage at a dinner. She went to several massage sessions, and the lady said to her, "I have never done this before, but I think I have a friend who is also a Rikki masseuse, and I think she is who you should be seeing. If you try her and are not satisfied, I will always be available." Vivian made an appointment with Gayle and knew immediately that she had just found the third leg of her three-legged stool.
Author: Jason R. Hanson Publisher: ISBN: 9781475295726 Category : Concealment (Criminal law) Languages : en Pages : 192
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In his new book, Former CIA Officer Jason R. Hanson reveals concealed carry secrets most Americans will never know about, including... - How to choose the perfect concealed carry gun for you. - The two best storage options for your home defense gun. -The little-known secrets of improving your accuracy. - How to find the perfect holster.- The laws on when you're allowed to use deadly force to protect yourself on the streets and during a home invasion. -And much more.
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