Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.
Contents
Preface & acknolwedgments -- Straight edge 101 -- Straight edge core values -- Straight edge as a social movement -- Positivity versus militancy : struggles within the scene -- Masculinity in contradiction : the two faces of straight edge -- Girls united and divided : women in straight edge -- Life after subculture : how older straight edgers redefine commitment -- Commercialization, the Internet, and the cultic milieu -- Conclusions -- A timeline of straight edge bands -- Notes -- References -- Index.
