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Hidden Truth Takes The Reader Inside A Rhode Island Juvenile Prison To Explore Broader Questions Of How Poor, Disenfranchised Young Men Come To Terms With Masculinity And Identity. Adam D. Reich, Who Worked With Inmates To Produce A Newspaper, Writes Vividly And Memorably About The Young Men He Came To Know, And In The Process Extends Theories Of Masculinity, Crime, And Social Reproduction Into A Provocative New Paradigm. Reich Suggests That Young Men's Participation In Crime Constitutes A Game Through Which They Achieve Outsider Masculinity. Once In Prison These Same Youths Are Forced To Reconcile Their Criminal Practices With A New Game And New Insider Masculinity Enforced By Guards And Administrators. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Outsider Masculinity -- Part Ii. Insider Masculinity -- Part Iii. Critical Practice -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Adam D. Reich. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English